Institut Pasteur study day: «Researchers and citizens: commitment as proof» (speech by Claire Miot)

Wednesday 10 December 2025 | 9.30am - 5.30pm | Institut Pasteur (205 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris)

The Institut Pasteur invites you to take part in an exceptional international symposium, organised to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nobel Prizes awarded to François Jacob (1920-2013), Jacques Monod (1910-1976) and André Lwoff (1902-1994).

This symposium will not only be a celebration of history, but also a manifesto of the ongoing commitment of researchers to the common good, with a rich programme bringing together renowned scientists in the life sciences and experts in the humanities and social sciences.

Admission is free with registration before 24 November: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-colloque-international-chercheurs-citoyens-la-preuve-par-lengagement-1663762722089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Programme for the day :

9h30 - Coffee reception

10 h00 - Introduction to the symposium by Yves Saint-Geours, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institut Pasteur and Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France, Chairman of the Libération mission

10h15- Session 1 – Jacob, Lwoff and Monod's exit from the war

Introduction to the 1st session: Nicolas Chevassus-au-louis

Keynote speaker: Maxime Schwartz, Honorary Director General of the Institut Pasteur

Round table

• Claire Miot, a lecturer at the IEP in Aix-en-Provence, specialising in the 1st French Army at the Liberation and Jacques Monod.
• Géraud Letang, François Jacob, lecturer and researcher at the École de Guerre, specialist in the Free French Forces in Chad and François Jacob,
• Raphaële Balu, André Lwoff, researcher at the Service Historique de la Défense, specialising in the French Resistance.

Time for discussion with the audience.

12h00-13h00 Signing of reference works on the day's theme

1pm-2pm Lunch break

2pm - Session 2 – Pasteur in the world: network, centres and peripheries

Keynote speaker: Anne-Marie Moulin, philosopher, doctor and Pasteur network specialist

Round table:

• Claire Fredj, a lecturer at the University of Paris-Nanterre, specialising in public health in colonial Algeria, Institut Pasteur d'Alger during the Second World War.
• Laure Humbert, Marie-Luce Desgrandchamps, University of Geneva, specialist in humanitarian medicine, Institut Pasteur de Brazzaville.
• Noël Tordo, Director of the Institut Pasteur de Guinée
• Rebecca Grais, Executive Director of the Pasteur network

Time for discussion with the audience.

15h30 Pause

15h45 – Session 3 – Researchers: dhe shadow of the labs in the fight for health global

Keynote speaker: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi* (to be confirmed)

Round table

• Jean-Charles Foucrier, a researcher at the Service Historique de la Défense, specialising in scientists at war, and Hélène Germa-Sparrow
• Charles-Antoine Wanecq, a post-doctoral researcher at the IEP in Lille, specialising in care and health practices, and Lucie Randoin
• Sandra Legout, Institut Pasteur's historical archives referent
• Aude Bernheim, microbiologist, head of the «Molecular Diversity of Microbes» group, Institut Pasteur

Time for discussion with the audience.

17h00 - Summary and conclusion of the day: Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis

The conference is due to end at 5.30pm.