Hugo Mouquet

Chikungunya is a mosquito-transmitted disease of sub-tropical areas caused by an alphavirus, the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). CHIKV infection has re-emerged after several decades causing large outbreaks, making it an important public health concern. The […]

Rare infected individuals who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) very early during primary infection can enter in remission after its interruption, a phenomenon known as post-treatment control. Interestingly, early treatment has been associated with the […]

Human infections caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) are major healthcare issues. Despite available effective vaccines, more than 250 million individuals worldwide are chronically infected by HBV, which accounts for approximately 1 million deaths […]

The objective of this research project is to understand the molecular and functional basis of the memory B-cell antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. One of the key goals of this research program […]

This page contains the list of past meetings held by the Group for AIDS Research (Groupe de Réflexion SIDA) of the Pasteur Institute since 2014. The list of previous meetings held since 2002 can […]

The Group for AIDS Research (Groupe de Réflexion SIDA, GRS) organizes  bimonthly meetings and seminars around an HIV / AIDS research topic. Meetings and seminars are open to all. Meetings are usually held on […]

Mucosal transmission of HIV-1 can induce a local production of IgG and IgA antibodies predominantly targeting the gp41 subunit of the viral envelope glycoprotein gp160. However, whether they limit viral dissemination upon HIV-1 exposure […]

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can trigger the development of autoimmune disorders among which, cryobulininemic vasculatitis is the most prevalent. HCV-associated cryobulininemic vasculatitis is mediated by mono-/oligo-clonal IgM cryoglobulins with rheumatoid factor activity, thought […]

Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies (bNAbs) can develop in rare infected individuals several years after co-evolution with diversifying viruses. In animal models, passive immunotherapy with potent HIV-1 bNAbs has been shown to protect from infection […]

Human Antibody Responses to Viruses Adaptive immune responses naturally occurring upon infection or induced by vaccination generate high affinity antibodies, and memory B-cell subsets to respond to further antigenic challenges, providing protection against (re-)infections. […]