{"id":54069,"date":"2026-10-20T08:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/?post_type=vf_event&#038;p=54069"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:09:54","slug":"2027-kafatos-lecture","status":"publish","type":"vf_event","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/events\/2027-kafatos-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Kafatos Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-tabs\"><ul class=\"vf-tabs__list\" data-vf-js-tabs=\"true\"><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-97b6283f-4f21-4719-a029-341740d02f1c\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-d1d3fc47-946d-40d2-9450-7747017de1d4\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Programme<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-327c9114-06f4-443b-8dea-c2bcaaf7fffd\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Information for participants<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vf-tabs-content\" data-vf-js-tabs-content=\"true\">\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-97b6283f-4f21-4719-a029-341740d02f1c\"><h2>About<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2027 Kafatos Lecture with Pascale Cossart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-inline-start   size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"702\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pascale_cossart.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54071\" style=\"width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pascale_cossart.png 696w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pascale_cossart-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pascale_cossart-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Above: Pascale Cossart (<em><em>Credit: \u00a9 Institut Pasteur<\/em><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pascale Cossart<\/strong> 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 <em>Listeria monocytogenes<\/em>, a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Talk title TBC<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Kafatos Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/community\/recognitions\/kafatos-lecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kafatos Lectures<\/a> 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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-d1d3fc47-946d-40d2-9450-7747017de1d4\"><h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Friday 8 October 2027<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><em><span style=\"color: red;\">Full programme and times TBC<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>TBC<\/em><br><\/td><td>Word of welcome<br>EMBL Head of Alumni Relations, <strong>Mehrnoosh Rayner<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>TBC<\/em><br><\/td><td>Introduction&nbsp;<br>EMBL Head of Molecular Systems Biology, <strong>Nassos Typas<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><br><em>TBC<\/em><br><\/td><td><br>2026 Kafatos Lecture by <strong>Pascale Cossart<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>TBC<\/em><br><\/td><td>Q&amp;A with&nbsp;<strong><strong>Pascale Cossart<\/strong><\/strong><br>Moderated by EMBL Head of Science Education and Public Engagement <strong>Briony Jackson<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>TBC<\/em><\/td><td>Refreshments<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-327c9114-06f4-443b-8dea-c2bcaaf7fffd\"><h2>Information for participants<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venue: Institut Pasteur, Paris<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasteur.fr\/en\">www.pasteur.fr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">25-28 Rue du Dr Roux<br>75015 Paris<br>France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/M1c3ZqUrWc1Ksk9X7\">Google maps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"559\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pasteur_map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54099\" 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