Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, obtained both her MD (1985), and her PhD (1999) at University Paris-Descartes Medical School where she is currently Associate-Professor of Parasitology-Mycology and Head of the Mycology-Parasitology laboratory of Necker Hospital, Paris (Fr.), […]
Dr. Sadri ZNAIDI is a biochemist (B.Sc., M.Sc. from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada) and molecular biologist (Ph.D., from the University of Montreal, Canada), with expertise in yeast genetics and functional genomics. He is […]
Mucosal tissues are in direct contact with the environment, and form the first barrier against external threats. Intestinal immunity constantly integrates microbial and dietary derived signals, and must dynamically adapt to ensure host fitness. […]
The cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is a complex structure composed of two membranes and a cell wall. The cell wall determines cell shape and protects the cell from bursting due to osmotic pressure. […]
After graduating as an engineer from Ecole Polytechnique, Jean-Pierre Levraud obtained a PhD in Immunology at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (then Paris VI) in 1997, working on anti-tumor T cell immunity under the […]
Dr. Louis Lambrechts is a Research Director in the Department of Virology at Institut Pasteur in Paris. After graduating from Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, he obtained a PhD in Ecology in 2006 for […]
Marc Lecuit, MD, PhD, is a microbiologist and an infectious diseases physician. He is the Director of the Biology of Infection Unit at the Institut Pasteur and Inserm (U1117) and of the Listeria National […]
My current interests center on (1) the effects of infection and inflammation on olfaction, (2) the role of nasal dysbiosis in Parkinson disease, and (3) the role of adult neurogenesis in olfaction. […]