New appointment to the Hearing Institute, creation of the Research Volunteers Committee

• Appointment of the Head of the Animal and Auditory Phenotyping Core Facility at the Hearing Institute

Marta Lindner has been appointed as Head of the Animal and Auditory Phenotyping Core Facility (Plateforme d'animalerie et phénotypage auditif) at the Hearing Institute as from January 1, 2022.

The core facility is primarily affiliated to the Research Support Center at the Hearing Institute, led by Danuta Oficjalska, with a secondary affiliation to the Institut Pasteur's Center for Animal Resources and Research (C2RA), led by Jean Jaubert.

Refer to decision memo 1152 (in French)

• Research Volunteers Committee (COVOL) set up at the Institut Pasteur

In connection with priority no. 2 in its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, the Institut Pasteur is keen to foster closer links with civil society by promoting the emergence of initiatives that will bring the Institut Pasteur closer to citizens.

Against this backdrop, the Institut Pasteur is setting up a Volunteers Committee for those who are taking part or have previously taken part in its research. The committee, known as the COVOL, will be launched in autumn 2021.

For more information about the new committee (role and scope, composition, coordination, remit and operating procedures):

Refer to decision memo 1153 (in French)