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The Pasteur Foundation supports American scientific exchange through post-doctoral fellowships, undergraduate summer internships, and related programs that advance scientific discovery.

Fellowship Support
Since its inception, the Pasteur Foundation has provided over $20,000,000 in Fellowship support to U.S. Postdoctoral scientists to help advance and build their careers.
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What culturally crucial industry did Louis Pasteur save?
Louis Pasteur SAVED THE WINE INDUSTRY from bacteria that was ruining annual production through the development of a sterilization process known today as PASTEURIZATION.
Nobel Prize Winners
Institut Pasteur scientists have been awarded 10 Nobel Prizes since 1900. Here are their stories.
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What is the largest collection housed at the Institute Pasteur?
The Institut Pasteur holds the WORLDS LARGEST COLLECTION OF BACTERIAL STRAINS available to the international scientific community.
VACCINE FOR RABIES
Louis Pasteur’s VACCINE FOR RABIES is still in use and is responsible for SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES
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What is the relationship between the Eiffel Tower and the Institute Pasteur?
"There are three things in France that should always be carefully protected: the Eiffel Tower, the Collège de France, and the Institut Pasteur" PRESIDENT CHARLES DE GAULLE
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News, Updates and Stories

40 Years After the Discovery of HIV
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40 Years After the Discovery of HIV
April 13, 2023
40 years after the publication of the first description of the virus responsible for AIDS by the teams of the Institut Pasteur in Science , on May 20, 1983 , the press kit retraces this epic and presents the teams of the Institut Pasteur currently involved in HIV research.
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COVID-19 patients in ICUs: Study reveals an increased risk of invasive fungal secondary infections
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COVID-19 patients in ICUs: Study reveals an increased risk of invasive fungal secondary infections
October 12, 2021
It has been demonstrated that patients with severe influenza virus respiratory infections are at high risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and susceptible to developing invasiv...
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COVID-19: AN INTRANASAL LENTIVIRAL VACCINE PROJECT PROVIDES IMPORTANT PROTECTION IN ANIMALS
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COVID-19: AN INTRANASAL LENTIVIRAL VACCINE PROJECT PROVIDES IMPORTANT PROTECTION IN ANIMALS
January 19, 2021
Researchers from the Pasteur - TheraVectys joint laboratory have pre-published on BioRxiv the results of animal trials of a vaccine against COVID-19, using a lentiviral vector and administer...
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Programs for Young Scientists

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Three-year fellowship positions are open to U.S. citizens wishing to work in one of the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur. Fellowship packages provide funding for three years.

Postdoctoral Fellowships
Undergraduate Summer Internship

The Pasteur Foundation Summer Internship Program provides U.S. citizens, entering their Senior year of undergraduate studies, the rare opportunity to work on supervised research projects at the Institut Pasteur.

Undergraduate Summer Internships

Testimonials

"My Pasteur Fellowship changed the path and focus of my scientific career. From the network of international scientists that I have developed, to the range of experience and responsibility my lab afforded me, I am in a far better position to achieve my scientific goals than had I stayed exclusively in the United States."
Ben Gallarda, PhD
Pasteur Foundation Fellow 2010-2013
"Without exception, the Pasteur Foundation Fellowship I received allowed me to gain far more experience than had I chosen a U.S.-based fellowship. The level of responsiblity I assumed early on, in addition to the network of European-based scientists that I have access to, has and will continue to benefit me for years to come."
Ellen Arena, PhD
Pasteur Foundation Fellow'15
"From working in a great lab team to sampling chess and wine on the Seine in front of the Eiffel Tower to finding an Army Rangers pin on Utah Beach in Normandy, I will never forget this summer."
Kameron K.
(Harvard '17) Summer Intern