
International conference under the high patronage of the French President: "COVID-19, Advances and Remaining Challenges," held from September 29 to October 1
Under the High Patronage of Mr Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic From September 29 to October 1, the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Inserm and the ANRS I Maladies infectieuses émergentes, will be broadcasting live from its campus in English the international conference "COVID-19: Advances and Remaining Challenges." The event will be attended by global COVID-19 experts ...

Discover the poster of the new Pasteurdon campaign in support of the Institut Pasteur's research
As with every year's edition, Pasteurdon 2021 will be driven by a new campaign accompanied by a poster that will feature on various materials including newspapers, magazines, Paris metro stations, billboards, running vests, and both print and web banners, etc. And this year the tone is set at first glance of the visual! A strong backdrop and a determined look for a clearly identified objective – ...

Use of bacteriophages for preventing the most common foodborne infection, salmonellosis
Salmonellosis caused by the Salmonella bacterium is the most common example of foodborne infections, which remain a global public health problem, with over 600 million infections and 400,000 deaths every year. Use of antibiotics during outbreaks entails a risk of resistance. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated that bacteriophages may be used as a prophylactic treatment. Find out more

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': September 10, 2021 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 September 10, 2021 Consult the archives

Qbio/Cancer initiative joint symposium - The physics of cancer – October 19
Tumour progression is a multistep process involving complex interactions of the tumour cells with their environment. The integration of physics and mathematics are essential to understand these multiple steps, could it be through the interrogation of clonal dynamics within the tumours, or the influence of mechanical forces on tumour growth and cell invasiveness. These different aspects will be covered ...

Register for new editions of the "Virus and human cancers" and "Tuberculosis" MOOCs
The online courses division is offering you the opportunity to register for the following two MOOCs: Second edition of the MOOC "Viruses and human cancers", from September 3 to October 31, 2021, led by Jean-Pierre Vartanian and Hilde Angermeier This MOOC was set up in response to the fact that today almost 20% of human cancers are either directly or indirectly related to a viral infection or ...