
Hereditary hearing loss: the ear and auditory brain are both affected
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the Collège de France and Pierre & Marie Curie University have recently demonstrated that mutations in three genes responsible for Usher Syndrome – a hereditary condition that affects both hearing and sight – influence not only the workings of the ear, specifically the function of sensory cells in the cochlea, but also the development of ...

AIDS: 34 years of progress and fresh hope – Focus on HIV/AIDS research at the Institut Pasteur
The 9th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2017) will take place in Paris from July 23 to 27, 2017, with many Institut Pasteur scientists contributing and participating. In the run-up to this event, the Institut Pasteur has compiled a brief review of its HIV/AIDS research over the past 34 years. Journalists, web users and all those interested in scientific progress in this field are welcome ...

The Institut Pasteur steps up its cooperation with Japan
Professor Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur, celebrated the first anniversary of the Pasteur Foundation Japan on July 6th at a scientific seminar with Japanese scientists and signed the following day a partnership agreement with the National Center For Global Health and Medicine (NCGM). Find out more (in french)

Last chance to ride for research and boost the kilometer count for the "Vivons Vélo" event
Over the past three weeks, many of you – including a handful of particularly devoted supporters – have taken part in "Vivons Vélo", a fundraising event to generate support for the Institut Pasteur's research by clocking up the kilometers on stationary bikes. Some of you took on the clock in spectacular fashion, cycling huge distances of up to 400, 250 and 100 kilometers! ...

News - July 21, 2017
Focus on: 2017 call for applications for the 16th edition of the Irène Joliot-Curie Award The Irène Joliot-Curie Award was set up in 2001 to promote the role of women in research and technology in France. Its aim is to showcase women scientists whose careers demonstrate excellence and a passion for research. The award is given by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and ...