BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, September 22, 2017

Press

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the CNRS, Collège de France, University Pierre et Marie Curie, and the University of Clermont Auvergne, have recently restored hearing and balance in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1G (USH1G) characterized by profound congenital deafness and vestibular disorders caused by severe dysmorphogenesis of the mechanoelectrical transduction apparatus of the inner ear’s sensory cells.

News

Acidianus hospitalis Filamentous Virus 1 lives in the bubbling pools of acid of Yellowstone National Park.

Award

The René & Andrée Duquesne Award reflects Andrée Duquesne's commitment and support for scientific research.

Agenda

On September 28, all Institut Pasteur staff are invited to attend two events.

Research

In February 2016, the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research and the Investment Commission launched the "Instituts Convergences" call for proposals, a new initiative within the second Investing in the Future program.

CeRIS

For the past two years, the CeRIS has been holding informal campus presentation sessions...

education

The Institut Pasteur is pleased to announce the launch of its new call for applications for the Pasteur-Paris University (PPU) International Doctoral Program, which will begin in October 2018.

education

On September 16, the members of the 2017 Institut Pasteur iGEM team invited the public to come along and take part in a unique urban treasure hunt...

institution

On Thursday September 28, the first ever Institut Pasteur newsletter will be published. This new publication, which will come out on the last Thursday of every month, is based on the Research Journal on the pasteur.fr website. It is aimed at anyone interested in the Institut Pasteur's activities and latest news.

Pasteurdon

The 11th edition of Pasteurdon, the Institut Pasteur's annual fundraising campaign, will take place from October 12 to 15, 2017. Over these four days, 38 media partners will be joining forces to promote the event. For the seventh year in a row, Alexandra Lamy will be the patron of Pasteurdon, getting to know the scientists and finding out about their work. Making its premier for the 11th edition, a partnership with an important French director!

Pasteurdon

Pasteurdon is supported by several radio stations, including some newcomers who joined the campaign last year.

Pasteurdon

Once again this year, more than 60 keen runners from the Institut Pasteur will take to the start line of the famous "20km de Paris" road race...

Pasteurdon

On Saturday October 14, the 2017 edition of the Assu 2000 Défi Run will take place in Paris.

Pasteurdon

The official launch of Pasteurdon 2017 will take place on October 11.

Fundraising

"Vivons Vélo", the sports-based fundraising program run by AG2R in aid of the Institut Pasteur, organizes regular bike rides for budding cyclists in 15 towns and cities across France, including Paris.