July 11, 2025
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
Biology for Non-Biologists (BNB) course: a few spaces still available for the 2025 sessions!
Do you work in a support department or as an assistant to a research unit? Then this course is for you!
The BNB course has been specially designed to give you a better understanding of scientists' working environment. It is aimed at employees in support departments and assistants in research units and offers an introduction to the basics of biology and the major research topics at the Institut Pasteur, while giving participants an understanding of how laboratories work. The course also provides a unique opportunity for dialog and discussions with scientists and other research support staff.
There are still a few spaces available for the 2025 sessions – click here and sign up now!
Since 2017, when BNB was launched on campus, nearly 450 Institut Pasteur staff have completed a BNB course!
Practical details:
he course consists of 5 weekly one-day sessions (on Tuesdays or Thursdays) over 5 weeks.
Note the dates of the 2025 sessions:
• from Tuesday November 4 to Tuesday December 9, 2025 (5 days)
• from Thursday November 6 to Thursday December 11, 2025 (5 days)
For further information about the program and to register, click here
Coordinators of the BNB program
Nathalie de Parseval, Head of the Scientific Support and Coordination Division
Caroline Boursaux-Eude, Head of In-house Scientific Training
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