BIP: the Institut Pasteur Newsletter, October 2, 2015

Pasteurdon

This year's Pasteurdon will take place from October 8 to 11. The 9th edition of the Institut Pasteur's annual campaign to raise awareness and funds will focus on the fighting spirit that motivates the Institut Pasteur's staff and their relentless drive to combat viruses, diseases and epidemics and improve human health. The official launch of Pasteurdon 2015 will take place at 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 7 in the CIS. This is the perfect opportunity for you to come along and show your passion for the cause. Don't miss it!

Anniversary

The Institut Pasteur's Paris campus is hosting two exhibitions to mark the 50th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to A. Lwoff, J. Monod and F. Jacob.

International

This Symposium will host 950 participants from 60 countries, 64 international speakers and 160 posters. It will be preceded by a conference in Honor of Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.

survey

86% of Institut Pasteur staff who took part in the Great Place to Work® survey earlier this year are "proud to tell others that they work for the Institut Pasteur". This was one of the major strengths revealed by the survey carried out by the independent organization Great Place to Work®, in which the Institut Pasteur took part this year for the first time.

Agenda

The French Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights, Marisol Touraine, will be at the Institut Pasteur campus from 11am on October 5, 2015.

Decision

On July 1, 2015, Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin, Head of the Bioimage Analysis Unit and Director of the Citech, was appointed Chief Technology Officer, reporting to the senior management.

Research

The Dennis and Mireille Gillings Global Public Health Fellowships are a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Institut Pasteur.Designed to advance the next generation of public health leaders, the three year post-doctoral fellowships aim to instill financial acumen and business entrepreneurship against a backdrop of research excellence, all at a formative stage in the careers of young scientists.

Pasteur Paris-University

The new call is now open for the Pasteur - Paris University International Doctoral program, for students beginning in October 2016.

mobility

Are you a scientist with a passion for interacting and sharing with web users? Join the Department of Communications and Fundraising to inspire the different communities at the Institut Pasteur to join forces and create a strong online presence.

IT

The 2016 IT needs assessment survey will be starting in a few days.

Funding

• amfAR, the foundation for AIDS research : Exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication
Deadline : 14/10/2015 (Letter of Intent)

 

• Fondation du Souffle / Fonds de Dotation Recherche en Santé Respiratoire : Soutien à la recherche clinique
Deadline : 19/10/2015

 

• European Commission : EU Prize for Women Innovators
Deadline : 20/10/2015 (12:00 – Brussels time)

 

• ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) / NSF et NIH (Etats-Unis), BMBF (Allemagne) et BSF (Israël) : Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function
Deadline : 29/10/2015 (17:00)

 

• Fondation Tourre : Bourse Fondation Tourre - Paris Descartes 2015
Deadline : 27/11/2015

 

• Fondation Tourre - Institut Necker : Prix Institut NECKER - Fondation TOURRE 2015
Deadline : 27/11/2015

 

• SMA Europe : Call for SMA Research Project 2015
Deadline : 09/12/2015

 

• Société de Biologie Cellulaire de France (SBCF) : Bourse de voyage
Deadline : plusieurs dates limites - prochaine échéance 15/12/2015

 

• Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) : Bourses de recherche "Programme Prometeo", Equateur
Deadline : 31/12/2015

 

• Académie Nationale de Médecine : Chaire des Drs Merieux: appel à candidatures
Deadline : 31/12/2015

 

• Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) / Investissements d'avenir : Recherche Hospitalo-Universitaire en santé (RHU) vague 2
Deadline : 11/02/2016

 

• ANRS - Essais vaccinaux
Appel permanent

 

• ANRS - Essais thérapeutiques
Appel permanent

 

• ANRS - Cohortes
Appel permanent

 

• ANRS - Budgets de démarrage ou de réorientation
Appel permanent

 

• ANRS - Soutiens logistiques
Appel permanent

View the calls for proposals published this week on Webcampus