- News
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Jan 28, 2026 L’IUT de Lyon (Université Lyon1) et le CIRI recrutent : un(e) Maître ou Maîtresse de conférences en Microbiologie médicale
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Jan 28, 2026 Teaching in Basic Immunology, Immunopathology, Immunotherapy Research in Immunology in the context of Host-Pathogen Response/Inflammation
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Jan 25, 2026 Thesis funding for one international student for the 2026/2027 academic year, offered by the Graduate Initiative “Immunology, Vaccinology & Infectious Diseases”
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Jan 25, 2026 La 22ème édition des Quais du Polar se déroulera du vendredi 03 au 05 avril 2026 sur le thème : « Chercheurs d’Histoires : Sciences et Fictions ».
Understanding infectious diseases to better control them
The Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI) is a joint research unit of the Lyon 1 University, Inserm, CNRS and the ENS de Lyon in partnership with VetAgro Sup, the Institut Pasteur and the Hospices Civils de Lyon. The CIRI gathers the scientific and medical research communities with complementary disciplinary backgrounds grouped in 3 specialties working together with the objective to understand host-microbe interactions to better fight infectious diseases.
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- Three specialities working together
- Publications
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Nov 19, 2025
Evolutionary characterization of antiviral SAMD9/9L across kingdoms supports ancient convergence and lineage-specific adaptations
Alexandre Legrand, Rémi Demeure, Amandine Chantharath, Carine Rey, Julie Baltenneck, Cameron L. M. Gilchrist, Joana L. Rocha, Clara Loyer, Léa (...)
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Oct 16, 2025
Urban environment and RSV: a retrospective observational study of neighbourhood factors associated with the risk of severe disease in the infant population of a metropolitan area, Lyon, France
Publications of RSV Study Group Lyon
- Sep 22, 2025 Interleukins 15 and 18 synergistically prime the antitumor function of natural killer cells through noncanonical activation of mTORC1
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Nov 03, 2025
International collaborations: 2 papers are featured in a joint highlight in Nature Reviews
Two recent papers, resulting from international collaborations between Bénédicte PY, DR INSERM, NLRP3 Team, and BioAge Labs in the US, R. Coll in (...)
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May 12, 2025
TRIM proteins: A ‘swiss army knife’ of antiviral immunity
Chabot et al., Plos Pathogens, 2025 / Team HepVir
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Mar 24, 2023
Covid-19: infection-vaccination combination best protects against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2
Several CIRI teams carried out this work, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Articles
Revues
- Agenda
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Jun 02, 2026 1st International Workshop "Virus & Brain"
The first international workshop "Virus and Brain" will take place on June 2nd and 3rd, 2026 in (...)
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May 10, 2026 “Host adaptations to viral infections” Meeting at CNRS Station Biologique de Roscoff: Register now!
Peter Sudmant (UC Berkeley, USA), David Enard (Univ. Arizona, USA) and Lucie Etienne (CIRI, CNRS / (...)
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Aug 31, 2024 2024 CNRS conferences on a boat
Embark with a scientist for a surprise and confidential mini-conference, in the form of a boat trip (...)
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Feb 04, 2024 "Têtes chercheuses": research in cancerology, presented by the fondation ARC
The ARC Foundation brings together 5 leading cancer researchers for a 45-minute program. It will (...)
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Dec 19, 2025 Soutenance de thèse de Pauline Bronnec, équipe I2BA (19.12.2025 à 14h00)
"Identification des variants pathogènes du gène MEFV"
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Dec 18, 2025 Soutenance de thèse de Clara Vigneron, équipe NLR3P (18.12.2025 à 14h30)
Rôle de la voie de l'inflammasome dans l'expansion et les fonctions suppressives des plasmocytes (...)