Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research
@pasteur.fr
👩🔬 The Institut Pasteur is a leading global biomedical research institute.
🔬 Explore with us the frontiers of biomedical research
🧪 Follow us to uncover groundbreaking discoveries
🌍 Join a community passionate about progress and open science
🔬 Explore with us the frontiers of biomedical research
🧪 Follow us to uncover groundbreaking discoveries
🌍 Join a community passionate about progress and open science
137 years ago today 🎂 Institut Pasteur opened in Paris (Nov 14, 1888 🏛️)
Funded by 100K+ donors after the rabies vaccine success, it launched a scientific legacy:
🔬 10 Nobel Prizes
🌍 32 Pasteur Network Institutes
💉 Countless lives saved
From rabies to COVID-19, the mission continues.
Funded by 100K+ donors after the rabies vaccine success, it launched a scientific legacy:
🔬 10 Nobel Prizes
🌍 32 Pasteur Network Institutes
💉 Countless lives saved
From rabies to COVID-19, the mission continues.
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
137 years ago today 🎂 Institut Pasteur opened in Paris (Nov 14, 1888 🏛️)
Funded by 100K+ donors after the rabies vaccine success, it launched a scientific legacy:
🔬 10 Nobel Prizes
🌍 32 Pasteur Network Institutes
💉 Countless lives saved
From rabies to COVID-19, the mission continues.
Funded by 100K+ donors after the rabies vaccine success, it launched a scientific legacy:
🔬 10 Nobel Prizes
🌍 32 Pasteur Network Institutes
💉 Countless lives saved
From rabies to COVID-19, the mission continues.
🇬🇧🇫🇷 "By working together we can overcome challenges faster"
Pasteur Foundation UK launched the formal @institutpasteur x @ox.ac.uk partnership in London.
From climate to AMR, cross-border collaboration is science's engine.
↘️ www.pasteurfoundation.uk/pasteur-oxfo...
Pasteur Foundation UK launched the formal @institutpasteur x @ox.ac.uk partnership in London.
From climate to AMR, cross-border collaboration is science's engine.
↘️ www.pasteurfoundation.uk/pasteur-oxfo...
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🇬🇧🇫🇷 "By working together we can overcome challenges faster"
Pasteur Foundation UK launched the formal @institutpasteur x @ox.ac.uk partnership in London.
From climate to AMR, cross-border collaboration is science's engine.
↘️ www.pasteurfoundation.uk/pasteur-oxfo...
Pasteur Foundation UK launched the formal @institutpasteur x @ox.ac.uk partnership in London.
From climate to AMR, cross-border collaboration is science's engine.
↘️ www.pasteurfoundation.uk/pasteur-oxfo...
🇪🇺 Major recognition for Institut Pasteur
Our National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses (led by Pr Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti) selected as EU Reference Laboratory by @ecdc.europa.eu 🔬
Part of an 8-country consortium to strengthen EU's capacity against respiratory viral pathogens.
#PublicHealth
Our National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses (led by Pr Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti) selected as EU Reference Laboratory by @ecdc.europa.eu 🔬
Part of an 8-country consortium to strengthen EU's capacity against respiratory viral pathogens.
#PublicHealth
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🇪🇺 Major recognition for Institut Pasteur
Our National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses (led by Pr Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti) selected as EU Reference Laboratory by @ecdc.europa.eu 🔬
Part of an 8-country consortium to strengthen EU's capacity against respiratory viral pathogens.
#PublicHealth
Our National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses (led by Pr Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti) selected as EU Reference Laboratory by @ecdc.europa.eu 🔬
Part of an 8-country consortium to strengthen EU's capacity against respiratory viral pathogens.
#PublicHealth
🏆 Congrats Dr. Grégoire Davignon!
Honored with the Talent Award at Pasteur Network Annual Meeting (Vietnam) for outstanding research on leptospirosis & remarkable science outreach 🔬🌍
Inspiring the next generation of scientists from New Caledonia!
#TalentAward #PasteurNetwork
Honored with the Talent Award at Pasteur Network Annual Meeting (Vietnam) for outstanding research on leptospirosis & remarkable science outreach 🔬🌍
Inspiring the next generation of scientists from New Caledonia!
#TalentAward #PasteurNetwork
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🏆 Congrats Dr. Grégoire Davignon!
Honored with the Talent Award at Pasteur Network Annual Meeting (Vietnam) for outstanding research on leptospirosis & remarkable science outreach 🔬🌍
Inspiring the next generation of scientists from New Caledonia!
#TalentAward #PasteurNetwork
Honored with the Talent Award at Pasteur Network Annual Meeting (Vietnam) for outstanding research on leptospirosis & remarkable science outreach 🔬🌍
Inspiring the next generation of scientists from New Caledonia!
#TalentAward #PasteurNetwork
💚 Last night, the Institut Pasteur lit up its historic building in green: the color of Phelan‑McDermid syndrome.
This rare genetic disorder is linked to developmental & language challenges and autism.
It was here that researchers identified SHANK3, the gene behind the syndrome 🧬✨
This rare genetic disorder is linked to developmental & language challenges and autism.
It was here that researchers identified SHANK3, the gene behind the syndrome 🧬✨
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
💚 Last night, the Institut Pasteur lit up its historic building in green: the color of Phelan‑McDermid syndrome.
This rare genetic disorder is linked to developmental & language challenges and autism.
It was here that researchers identified SHANK3, the gene behind the syndrome 🧬✨
This rare genetic disorder is linked to developmental & language challenges and autism.
It was here that researchers identified SHANK3, the gene behind the syndrome 🧬✨
Six Pasteur scientists win 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents! 🌟 Yolène: Caribbean plants vs dengue mozzies; Leah: gastruloid biophysics; Marion: cancer immunotherapy; Eulalie: menstruation genetics; Sabrina: fixing hearing nerve; Marie: TB & sarcoid immunity. #WomenInScience
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Six Pasteur scientists win 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents! 🌟 Yolène: Caribbean plants vs dengue mozzies; Leah: gastruloid biophysics; Marion: cancer immunotherapy; Eulalie: menstruation genetics; Sabrina: fixing hearing nerve; Marie: TB & sarcoid immunity. #WomenInScience
🏅 What a run! Huge bravo to our team for finishing the #20kmdeParis and sharing Pasteurian values all along the route.
Your energy drives discovery & supports #pasteurdon — merci to everyone who cheered and participated ! 💙👟
Your energy drives discovery & supports #pasteurdon — merci to everyone who cheered and participated ! 💙👟
October 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🏅 What a run! Huge bravo to our team for finishing the #20kmdeParis and sharing Pasteurian values all along the route.
Your energy drives discovery & supports #pasteurdon — merci to everyone who cheered and participated ! 💙👟
Your energy drives discovery & supports #pasteurdon — merci to everyone who cheered and participated ! 💙👟
🏃♂️ 60 Pasteuriens sur la ligne de départ des 20km de Paris ce dimanche !
Depuis 17 ans, ils courent pour porter les valeurs de la recherche : persévérance, engagement, dépassement de soi.
#20kmDeParis #Pasteurdon
Depuis 17 ans, ils courent pour porter les valeurs de la recherche : persévérance, engagement, dépassement de soi.
#20kmDeParis #Pasteurdon
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🏃♂️ 60 Pasteuriens sur la ligne de départ des 20km de Paris ce dimanche !
Depuis 17 ans, ils courent pour porter les valeurs de la recherche : persévérance, engagement, dépassement de soi.
#20kmDeParis #Pasteurdon
Depuis 17 ans, ils courent pour porter les valeurs de la recherche : persévérance, engagement, dépassement de soi.
#20kmDeParis #Pasteurdon
Pour le Pasteurdon, on a donné des appareils photos aux chercheurs 📸👩🔬
Voici ce qu’ils ont capturé !
#pasteurdon
Voici ce qu’ils ont capturé !
#pasteurdon
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Pour le Pasteurdon, on a donné des appareils photos aux chercheurs 📸👩🔬
Voici ce qu’ils ont capturé !
#pasteurdon
Voici ce qu’ils ont capturé !
#pasteurdon
Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Pour chaque vie, la science agit.
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
Le Pasteurdon, c’est maintenant !
Soutenez la recherche et celles et ceux qui la font avancer ↘️ pasteurdon.fr
#Pasteurdon
SHERLOCK4HAT: a CRISPR-RNA test rapidly spots animal trypanosomes, boosting sleeping-sickness surveillance and protecting herds. Led by Institut Pasteur & partners, study in eLife.
Details: www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Details: www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
September 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SHERLOCK4HAT: a CRISPR-RNA test rapidly spots animal trypanosomes, boosting sleeping-sickness surveillance and protecting herds. Led by Institut Pasteur & partners, study in eLife.
Details: www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Details: www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
🟢 The Institut Pasteur goes green for Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week! 🟢
These rare diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people. Mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of our cells, are also thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
Research today, cure tomorrow. 🔬 #WorldMitoWeek2025
These rare diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people. Mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of our cells, are also thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
Research today, cure tomorrow. 🔬 #WorldMitoWeek2025
September 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🟢 The Institut Pasteur goes green for Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week! 🟢
These rare diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people. Mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of our cells, are also thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
Research today, cure tomorrow. 🔬 #WorldMitoWeek2025
These rare diseases affect 1 in 5,000 people. Mitochondria, the “powerhouses” of our cells, are also thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
Research today, cure tomorrow. 🔬 #WorldMitoWeek2025
🔬 "La science n'est pas une affaire d'opinion personnelle !"
Yasmine Belkaid, Directrice générale de l'Institut Pasteur, dénonce le démantèlement de la recherche US et réaffirme le rôle crucial de la science face aux défis sanitaires mondiaux.
↘️ www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Yasmine Belkaid, Directrice générale de l'Institut Pasteur, dénonce le démantèlement de la recherche US et réaffirme le rôle crucial de la science face aux défis sanitaires mondiaux.
↘️ www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
September 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🔬 "La science n'est pas une affaire d'opinion personnelle !"
Yasmine Belkaid, Directrice générale de l'Institut Pasteur, dénonce le démantèlement de la recherche US et réaffirme le rôle crucial de la science face aux défis sanitaires mondiaux.
↘️ www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Yasmine Belkaid, Directrice générale de l'Institut Pasteur, dénonce le démantèlement de la recherche US et réaffirme le rôle crucial de la science face aux défis sanitaires mondiaux.
↘️ www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
👏 Huge congrats to @audeber.bsky.social, group leader and head of our Molecular Diversity of Microbes lab, on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar! Her pioneering work on ancestral immunity opens new perspectives for biomedical innovation. 🔬🌍
@valleefoundation.bsky.social
#Science #Immunity
@valleefoundation.bsky.social
#Science #Immunity
September 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
👏 Huge congrats to @audeber.bsky.social, group leader and head of our Molecular Diversity of Microbes lab, on being named a 2025 Vallee Scholar! Her pioneering work on ancestral immunity opens new perspectives for biomedical innovation. 🔬🌍
@valleefoundation.bsky.social
#Science #Immunity
@valleefoundation.bsky.social
#Science #Immunity
🎓 Applications for Institut Pasteur's PhD programs open Sept 1-Oct 20, 2025 for October 2026 entry.
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, [email protected], PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, [email protected], PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
September 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎓 Applications for Institut Pasteur's PhD programs open Sept 1-Oct 20, 2025 for October 2026 entry.
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, [email protected], PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
Apply to up to 4 projects across 6 programs: PPU, PPU-IMAGINE @institutimagine.bsky.social, [email protected], PPU-EID @upcite.bsky.social & more 🧬
Register now ✍️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
🔬 New research on staphylococcus infections: 90% of golden staphylococcus strains carry a virus that controls their virulence. Blocking viral release renders bacteria harmless, opening potential therapeutic pathways. ↘️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🔬 New research on staphylococcus infections: 90% of golden staphylococcus strains carry a virus that controls their virulence. Blocking viral release renders bacteria harmless, opening potential therapeutic pathways. ↘️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🦠 14 years, one patient, one superbug
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🦠 14 years, one patient, one superbug
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
@yersiniaunit.bsky.social scientists tracked Yersinia enterocolitica mutations as it developed antibiotic resistance over 14 years. Unprecedented view of bacterial evolution under treatment pressure 💊
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40595576/
#AMR #yersinia
From São Paulo to Paris 🇧🇷🇫🇷 Meet Guilherme Dias de Melo, exploring how viruses like SARS-CoV-2 & rabies invade the brain.
His mission: unlock the mysteries of long COVID & find treatments. Full story here ↘️ www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
His mission: unlock the mysteries of long COVID & find treatments. Full story here ↘️ www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
August 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
From São Paulo to Paris 🇧🇷🇫🇷 Meet Guilherme Dias de Melo, exploring how viruses like SARS-CoV-2 & rabies invade the brain.
His mission: unlock the mysteries of long COVID & find treatments. Full story here ↘️ www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
His mission: unlock the mysteries of long COVID & find treatments. Full story here ↘️ www.pasteur.fr/en/home/rese...
Congratulations to Rayan Chiki, (Institut Pasteur) head of the “Sequence Bioinformatics” unit, for securing the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 for his project ENZYMINER! 👏
@rayan.chiki.bsky.social
#Bioinformatics
@rayan.chiki.bsky.social
#Bioinformatics
July 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Congratulations to Rayan Chiki, (Institut Pasteur) head of the “Sequence Bioinformatics” unit, for securing the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 for his project ENZYMINER! 👏
@rayan.chiki.bsky.social
#Bioinformatics
@rayan.chiki.bsky.social
#Bioinformatics
Congratulations to Brice Bathellier, (Institut Pasteur and @cnrs.fr) head of the “Auditory System Dynamics & Multisensory Perception” team at the Hearing Institute, for securing the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 for his project BRAINCODER! 👏
@bathellierlab.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
@bathellierlab.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
July 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congratulations to Brice Bathellier, (Institut Pasteur and @cnrs.fr) head of the “Auditory System Dynamics & Multisensory Perception” team at the Hearing Institute, for securing the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 for his project BRAINCODER! 👏
@bathellierlab.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
@bathellierlab.bsky.social
#Neuroscience
🦠 ClostPath 2025 is coming to Paris! 🇫🇷
Join us Sept 1-4, 2025 at Institut Pasteur for the 14th International Conference on Molecular Biology & Pathogenesis of Clostridia.
📝 Register now: www.clostpath2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
Join us Sept 1-4, 2025 at Institut Pasteur for the 14th International Conference on Molecular Biology & Pathogenesis of Clostridia.
📝 Register now: www.clostpath2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
July 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🦠 ClostPath 2025 is coming to Paris! 🇫🇷
Join us Sept 1-4, 2025 at Institut Pasteur for the 14th International Conference on Molecular Biology & Pathogenesis of Clostridia.
📝 Register now: www.clostpath2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
Join us Sept 1-4, 2025 at Institut Pasteur for the 14th International Conference on Molecular Biology & Pathogenesis of Clostridia.
📝 Register now: www.clostpath2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
PLF 2026 : les hypothèses étudiées risquent de réduire fortement les dons aux
fondations de recherche.
À l’Institut Pasteur, 1/3 de nos ressources dépendent des dons.
Affaiblir cette générosité, c’est menacer notre capacité à innover et à protéger la santé
de tous.
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
fondations de recherche.
À l’Institut Pasteur, 1/3 de nos ressources dépendent des dons.
Affaiblir cette générosité, c’est menacer notre capacité à innover et à protéger la santé
de tous.
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
July 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
PLF 2026 : les hypothèses étudiées risquent de réduire fortement les dons aux
fondations de recherche.
À l’Institut Pasteur, 1/3 de nos ressources dépendent des dons.
Affaiblir cette générosité, c’est menacer notre capacité à innover et à protéger la santé
de tous.
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
fondations de recherche.
À l’Institut Pasteur, 1/3 de nos ressources dépendent des dons.
Affaiblir cette générosité, c’est menacer notre capacité à innover et à protéger la santé
de tous.
www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...
👏 Félicitations à Jean-Baptiste Masson !
Notre chercheur a été nommé Ambassadeur IA santé par la Ministre Clara Chappaz dans le cadre du plan "Osez l'IA" pour accélérer l'adoption de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'économie. @info.gouv.fr #IA #SantéNumérique
Notre chercheur a été nommé Ambassadeur IA santé par la Ministre Clara Chappaz dans le cadre du plan "Osez l'IA" pour accélérer l'adoption de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'économie. @info.gouv.fr #IA #SantéNumérique
July 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
👏 Félicitations à Jean-Baptiste Masson !
Notre chercheur a été nommé Ambassadeur IA santé par la Ministre Clara Chappaz dans le cadre du plan "Osez l'IA" pour accélérer l'adoption de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'économie. @info.gouv.fr #IA #SantéNumérique
Notre chercheur a été nommé Ambassadeur IA santé par la Ministre Clara Chappaz dans le cadre du plan "Osez l'IA" pour accélérer l'adoption de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'économie. @info.gouv.fr #IA #SantéNumérique
🌈 United for diversity in science 🌈
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social
👩🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social
👩🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience
June 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌈 United for diversity in science 🌈
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social
👩🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social
👩🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience
🎶 Straight from the Lab to the Mic: when a Pasteur scientist turns her thesis into a rap 🎶
#FeteDeLaMusique
#FeteDeLaMusique
June 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🎶 Straight from the Lab to the Mic: when a Pasteur scientist turns her thesis into a rap 🎶
#FeteDeLaMusique
#FeteDeLaMusique