BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, August 30, 2019

Press

Cervical cancer: New test enhances ability to predict risk

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics and the Institut Pasteur report that a new test enhances ability to predict risk of developing cervical cancer in human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women. This two-fold test is capable of detecting and determining the type of HPV infection as well as the likelihood of progressing to cancer.

Scientific events

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': August 30, 2019 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...

International

Scientific teams from the Institut Pasteur International Network involved in ongoing efforts to tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Institut Pasteur International Network is playing an active part in efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak currently raging in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as it did for the duration of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, by drawing on the expertise of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar and several of its scientists currently deployed in the DRC.

Sponsorship

Institut Pasteur to benefit from the 'Z Event' charity project from September 20 to 23

"Z Event" is a project that was set up in 2016 to raise money for charity. The aim is to assemble several video game live streamers for a marathon session lasting more than 50 hours in which content is streamed live and audiences are encouraged to get involved in supporting a charity.