Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Medical research institute in Tunis, Tunisia.
Institut Pasteur de Tunis is a medical research center in Tunisia's capital where scientists study infectious diseases and develop vaccines. The complex of buildings houses laboratories and facilities focused on malaria, tuberculosis, and rabies.
The facility was founded in 1893 by Adrien Loir under Louis Pasteur's direction and became the third such institution worldwide. It grew into a major center for medical research in North Africa.
The institute represents Tunisia's connection to French scientific traditions and serves as a place where local doctors and researchers converge. Its buildings reflect the scientific partnership that has existed since its founding.
The institute is located in Tunis's older quarters and is accessible by public transportation. Keep in mind that this is an active research facility and access to certain areas may be restricted.
Charles Nicolle, who directed the institute from 1902 to 1936, won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering how typhus spreads at these laboratories. This award established the facility as an internationally recognized center for infectious disease research.
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