About
2027 Kafatos Lecture with Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart is a pioneering French microbiologist whose research has transformed our understanding of how bacteria infect and interact with host cells. A professor emerita at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, she is internationally recognised for her groundbreaking work on Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne infections.
Her discoveries have revealed how bacteria enter cells, move within tissues and manipulate their hosts, helping to establish the field of cellular microbiology and advance our understanding of infectious diseases.
Cossart has received numerous prestigious honours, including the Robert Koch Prize, the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and the Balzan Prize. A member of several leading scientific academies, including the Royal Society, she was also a visiting scientist at EMBL Heidelberg in 2022 and 2023.
Talk title TBC
The Kafatos Lectures
The Kafatos Lectures aim to bring groundbreaking and relevant life sciences research to the worldwide public, making it accessible and highlighting its day-to-day societal impact. Whether you’re a high school student, a world-class scientist or someone with a non-scientific background, this lecture is tailored for you. The only requirements are enthusiasm and curiosity.
Programme
| Friday 8 October 2027 | Full programme and times TBC |
| TBC | Word of welcome EMBL Head of Alumni Relations, Mehrnoosh Rayner |
| TBC | Introduction EMBL Head of Molecular Systems Biology, Nassos Typas |
TBC | 2026 Kafatos Lecture by Pascale Cossart |
| TBC | Q&A with Pascale Cossart Moderated by EMBL Head of Science Education and Public Engagement Briony Jackson |
| TBC | Refreshments |
Information for participants
Venue: Institut Pasteur, Paris
www.pasteur.fr
25-28 Rue du Dr Roux
75015 Paris
France
Thank you to the Bodossaki Foundation for their generous support of the Kafatos Lectures.
Date: 8 Oct 2027
Location: Paris, France
Time: 19:00
Venue: Institut Pasteur
Deadline(s):
Registration (On-site): 24 Sep 2027
Registration (Virtual): 8 Oct 2027
Organisers:
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EMBL Alumni Relations
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Institut Pasteur
Contact: Tom Furnival-Adams