BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, June 3, 2016

Pasteurdon

Pasteurdon, the Institut Pasteur's annual campaign to raise awareness and funds, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. The event will run from October 6 to 9, 2016. Make sure you note the dates for this special anniversary edition in your diaries! Since Pasteurdon was first launched in 2007, it has provided a great opportunity to improve the visibility of the wide-ranging research carried out at the Institut Pasteur, while raising awareness among the general public and media of the need for donations to further knowledge in this area.

award

On May 3, Christine Petit, Head of the Genetics and Physiology of Hearing Unit, was elected as a new member of the United States National Academy of Sciences...

Decision

On June 1, 2016, the Recombinant Proteins Platform (PFPR) was divided into two operational sub-platforms...

Scientific events

In September 2016, the Institut Pasteur will host the second edition of the "Building the Cell" conference run by the French Society for Biology of the Cell (SBCF).

Agenda

The 15th edition of the Institut Pasteur Laboratory Show will take place from 10am to 5.30pm on June 9 in the CIS hall and auditorium. For this new edition of the annual event, organized and coordinated by the Procurement Department team, 49 suppliers have been selected to showcase their latest products (equipment, reagents and consumables) and answer any questions you may have about practical or technical issues.

Center

On June 10, the ICAReB Platform in the Center for Translational Science will be holding a conference to present the current research activities at the Institut Pasteur and to call for volunteers.

Center

The Center for Translational Science is pleased to inform you that the CIH has installed the Bio-Plex Pro technology (Bio-Rad) in its P2+ laboratory.

education

Metagenomics, the sequencing of DNA directly from a sample without first culturing and isolating the organisms, has become the principal tool of “meta-omic” analysis.

CeRIS

Its next port of call will be the Metchnikoff building on Friday June 10, 2016.

Life outside the lab

Once again this year, the Institut Pasteur is staging a show for the annual World Music Day ("Fête de la Musique") festivities. Don't miss this new show, which will take place at 12.30pm on Thursday June 16, 2016 in the hall of the François Jacob building. The event is open to all. Come and find out what your colleagues have prepared especially for you!