
COVID-19 - New video from Stewart Cole: Uncertainty returns
Dear colleagues, This is my first video since July when I wished you a nice Summer. We all hoped that the virus would not return when Fall arrived but, unfortunately, as you all know, this is now the case. During the curfew period, announced by the French government until December, we need to limit the number of staff present on the campus while ensuring that as much wet work as ...

Team of international scientists identify common vulnerabilities across Sars-CoV-2, Sars-CoV-1 and MERS coronaviruses
In a study published online in Science, an international team of almost 200 researchers from 14 leading institutions in six countries, including France with the Institut Pasteur and CNRS, studied the three lethal coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV in order to identify commonly hijacked cellular pathways and detect promising targets for broad coronavirus inhibition. In addition, using ...

Launch of the 2021 call for applications for the appointment of group leaders
The Institut Pasteur is launching its 2021 call for applications for the appointment of group leaders. Unit heads and candidates are invited to submit their full Group Leader application to the Scientific Careers and Assessment Department (dcs@pasteur.fr) by November 23, 2020 at the latest. Applications will be assessed in December 2020 by the department heads, the President and Vice-President of COMESP ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – "Scientific events": October 23, 2020 edition
The Scientific Secretariat General compiles information on the week’s conferences and publications, patents, funding opportunities, job vacancies, training and events that you may find useful for your career... If you have any questions, please contact: scilife@pasteur.fr Download the PDF of the "Scientific events" edition from October 23, 2020 Consult the archives

Upcoming Scientific Council lecture on November 5
The lectures organized by the Scientific Council are an opportunity to find out about the latest developments in research and knowledge in a particular field. They are also a way of establishing links between specific research challenges and the broad scientific topics explored at each session. These unique lectures are aimed at the entire Institut Pasteur community. The next lecture, entitled "The ...

Next issue on November 6
The Institut Pasteur newsletter team looks forward to seeing you again on November 6. In the meantime, enjoy the read!