Postdoc Appreciation week will be back for its second edition this September 22, 2026, providing an opportunity to celebrate the unique contribution of the postdoctoral community to science.

Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) is a global tradition during which, each year, institutions around the world recognize the importance of postdoctoral researchers and highlight the creativity, expertise, and drive they bring to research, innovation, and education.

The Institut Pasteur was honored to be the first French institution to bring PAW to France last year. 

For this second edition, the Postdoctoral Affairs Office in collaboration with the campus postdoctoral community prepared an amazing line up of events, extended to postdocs from other Parisian institutions: don't hesitate to register and spread the word around you.
 
Registration, and submissions for poster et pitch presentations

Poster and pitch submission deadline is August 20, 6pm!

Here is a preview of the program:

Postdoc Appreciation Week Symposium - September 22, 2026

• With a special Keynote guest
  Liz Elvidge, Director of Development and Engagement, Early Career Researcher Institute, Imperial College London, and writer of the book “What Every Postdoc Needs To Know”

• Round table
  “Non-linear career path, redefining success and failure”

• Scientific posters competition
  Check out the guidelines below and send your abstract to apply here!

• Final of the lay-public Pitch competition
  Check out the guidelines on the pdf and send your video to apply here! 
  You can benefit from dedicated coaching on how to pitch your research to a non-scientific public.

• Symposium and awards ceremony with prizes offered by our sponsorsBiolegend, MedChem Express and Proteintech. 

• Closing cocktail: everybody is welcome to join!

More information to come!

Any questions?
Contact: postdoc-office@pasteur.fr