appointment

Professor Bruno Hoen appointed as Medical Research Director for the Institut Pasteur

"Dear colleagues,

 

I am delighted to announce that, on my recommendation, the Board of Directors has today, Friday October 18, 2019 appointed Professor Bruno Hoen as Medical Research Director for the Institut Pasteur, within the Department of Scientific Affairs. Professor Hoen has also been appointed as Director of the Center for Translational Science (CRT).

Since 2018, Bruno Hoen has been a Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lorraine and Head of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department at Nancy University Hospital. Between 2013 and 2018, he worked as a Professor and Senior Consultant for the Faculty of Medicine of the French West Indies and French Guiana, and as Head of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, and the Critical Care Unit at Guadeloupe University Hospital. From 1996 to 2013, he was a Professor and Senior Consultant for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty at the University of Franche-Comté and Head of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department at Besançon University Hospital.

Bruno Hoen has an MD, and is a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases and an expert in internal medicine, nephrology and intensive care. He has a post-graduate diploma (DEA) in clinical and epidemiological research in the evaluation of health initiatives from the School of Public Health at Henri Poincaré University in Nancy. Professor Hoen also has a PhD in Biology and Health from Henri Poincaré University in Nancy and holds accreditation to supervise research.

His career has mainly focused on different fields of infectious disease research (infective endocarditis, bacterial meningitis, HIV infection), and in recent years he has developed clinical and epidemiological research in the field of emerging infectious diseases.

Bruno Hoen has authored more than 200 papers for leading international journals and is a member of several learned societies and expert groups in infectious pathology and microbiology (SPILF, ESCMID, ISCVID, HCSP).

As Medical Research Director, Bruno Hoen will be in charge of the different Institut Pasteur departments conducting biomedical and clinical research, in particular the Center for Translational Science (CRT) and the Institut Pasteur Medical Center (CMIP).

Professor Hoen’s main tasks will be to:

  • Promote the development of translational research projects in partnership with the Institut Pasteur’s research laboratories and in close cooperation with the DARRI;

  • Continue developing partnerships with university teaching hospitals and research organizations involved in biomedical research such as Inserm, the ANRS and the IRD, and pursue cooperation with and within the International Network;

  • Coordinate public health activities, including the 14 National Reference Centers (CNRs), and liaise with Santé publique France. He will also ensure coordination of the WHO Collaborating Centers (WHOCCs);

  • Assist in the smooth running of the CMIP in consultation with its director;

  • Contribute to pooling resources in the area of vaccinology.

With the need for a comprehensive, innovative, cross-cutting and collaborative scientific approach to tackle current health challenges, Bruno Hoen’s expertise will be a major asset and instrumental in ensuring delivery of the Institut Pasteur’s biomedical research and public health missions for the benefit of human health in France and worldwide.

Bruno Hoen will take office at the start of January 2020."

Professor Stewart Cole
President

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