Fabien Taieb

Fabien Taieb is a clinical physician and researcher at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, where he currently serves as a clinician and manager of clinical research at the Institut Pasteur Medical Center. He has held significant roles in clinical research at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar and has been affiliated with the Institut Pasteur since 2013, contributing to translational science and emerging disease epidemiology. He is Principal Investigator (PI) for multiple research projects related to infectious diseases, travel medicine, and public health ethics.

His research interests center on clinical research, infectious and tropical diseases, epidemiology, and public health. He focuses on emerging and re-emerging diseases, vaccine responses, traveler’s health, and the management of neglected tropical diseases such as snakebite envenomation. His work bridges clinical practice with population-level research, particularly in African and international contexts.

The analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trend in infectious disease epidemiology, with studies on pertussis, diphtheria, rabies, monkeypox, and chikungunya. His research often involves field data from sub-Saharan Africa and traveler populations, emphasizing real-world clinical outcomes, vaccine effectiveness, and public health interventions.

Fabien Taieb has contributed to significant scientific projects funded by European initiatives such as EDCTP, including leadership in the ALERRT and SEA-RAFES projects. He is a member of the Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (IRB), underscoring his role in ethical oversight of health research.

He mentors research through project leadership and provides methodological support to research teams. His work is supported by collaborations across the Institut Pasteur International Network and involves clinical trials, observational studies, and capacity-building initiatives in Africa. He has not been explicitly listed as supervising individual students.

Fabien Taieb leads or co-leads several active research initiatives, including PoxVac22 (monkeypox), EOP (traveler pathologies), CHIKV-Réunion (chikungunya phylogenetics), and SEA-RAFES (research ethics in Africa). These projects are conducted through the Institut Pasteur Medical Center and involve interdisciplinary teams focusing on virology, immunology, and public health.