With measles resurging in several parts of the world, the Institut Pasteur provides a clear, accessible analysis addressing three key questions: Why is measles coming back? Mainly due to insufficient vaccination coverage, which disrupts herd immunity and allows outbreaks to spread rapidly. Is the measles vaccine still effective? Yes. Two doses of the MMR vaccine (usually administered at 12 months and between 16–18 months) provide long-lasting, highly effective protection. Doe

Two Unexpected Pathogens Identified in Soldiers of Napoleon’s 1812 Retreat: A New Look at a Historical Catastrophe The remarkable paleogenomic investigation by Nicolas Rascovan (INCEPTION G5) team has revealed the presence of two pathogens— Salmonella enterica  Paratyphi C and Borrelia recurrentis —in remains of soldiers from Napoleon’s disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812. This discovery suggests that infectious diseases may have played a much more significant role in the

Six young researchers from the Institut Pasteur have been honored with the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science – Young Talents France 2025  award. This distinction recognizes promising early-career scientists whose work contributes to major advances in biology, medicine, and public health. The awardees include: Eulalie Liorzou  – investigating the cellular mechanisms of uterine biology to better understand menstrual disorders in Camille Berthelot research team (IN

The Institut Pasteur, together with the Robert-Debré Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, and the CEA, has announced the creation of the Robert-Debré Institute for the Child’s Brain (IRDC) , an ambitious IHU (University Hospital Institute) that aims to revolutionize how we understand and support neurodevelopmental trajectories. Conceived as a bridge between basic research, clinical practice, and educational sciences, the IRDC will focus on early detection, prevention, and

Nanotubes have been observed for the first time in a living organism. This discovery, made by an Chiara Zurzolo, INCEPTION partner is...

In a major international study published in Nature , researchers including Simon Cauchemez from the INCEPTION Consortium highlight how artificial intelligence  will shape global preparedness against future pandemics. The article outlines the unprecedented potential of AI to detect weak epidemiological signals, accelerate genomic surveillance, and predict how a pathogen may emerge or evolve. Key contributions of AI include: combining climatic, demographic, ecological, mobility

We are delighted to celebrate Ivo Gomperts-Boneca and Christophe Zimmer for receiving the prestigious 2024 ERC Synergy Grant —one of...

In 2022, we had the pleasure of welcoming Alexander Pritzel as a guest at our INCEPTION annual symposium. Alexander Pritzel is a research...

Explore the origins of diseases The INCEPTION program collaborates with the Fondation La Main à la Pâte (also known as LAMAP) to offer...

Explore the origins of diseases The INCEPTION program collaborates with the Fondation La Main à la Pâte (also known as LAMAP) to offer...

End of Thesis Grant The INCEPTION program is launching a call to fund extensions of PhD contract. It aims to support PhD students needing...

Position: Highly qualified computational biologist - senior postdoc/research assistant level The team The ParSig team leaded by our...

Rayan Chikhi, head of the INCEPTION Junior Group G5 "Sequence Bioinformatics" since 2018, has been awarded by the Académie des Sciences...

Professor at the Institut Pasteur, director of research at CNRS and active member of the INCEPTION program, Romain Koszul heads the team...

Although the biological mechanisms behind the short-term effects of COVID-19 are now known, the same is not true for long COVID....

Hervé Bourhy, the head of INCEPTION partner laboratory Lyssavirus epidemiology and neuropathology and Rabies CNR, has recently been...

Image source: WHO Although rabies control has progressed considerably since Louis Pasteur first trialed his vaccine, the disease...

More than three years after the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, mathematical modeling is still providing us with valuable insights, as...

A study conducted in Cameroon looked at enteric viruses in humans and some great ape species. These viruses share the same genomes. This...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, the Institut universitaire de France, Université Paris Cité and the Paris Public Hospital...