Is there a good time to take the helm of an internationally renowned institute like the Institut Pasteur?
A priori, arriving the day after a pandemic, when France, which prides itself on being at the forefront of global medical research, has not found a vaccine, does not seem the ideal time.
However, Yasmine Belkaid, elected general director by the board of directors on March 29, 2023, in office since January 2, does not see this legacy as a burden.
“We focused a lot
on the vaccine
,
” she summarizes.
But from Washington, where I was stationed, I was able to see the excellent work of French scientists in many fields.”
The Institute has indeed distinguished itself for its modeling work, and for its research into the origins of the virus.
Until everyone knows how a vaccine works, there will be doubts, rumors and rejection
Yasmine Belkaid, general director of the Institut Pasteur
A researcher in a very complex discipline, immunology, Yasmine Belkaid insists on what is for her one of the main lessons of the pandemic: science must do more...
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