Etienne Simon-Loriere

The Simon-Loriere Lab has been created in the Virology department of Institut Pasteur on Feb 1st, 2018, to work on RNA virus discovery, emergence, transmission, and evolution. We use viral genomics to study evolutionary processes of RNA viruses, with a focus on arboviruses such as dengue and Zika. Like many others, we are also contributing to the fight against COVID-19. We combine molecular epidemiology studies thanks to amazing collaborations within the Institut Pasteur International Network and experimental work, both in vitro and in vivo. We work a lot with our great colleagues at the Mouse Genetics laboratory and the French National Reference Center for viruses of respiratory infections.