Patrick Forterre You are hereHome [1] author -A [2] +A [2] © Institut Pasteur Patrick Forterre Biologist Patrick Forterre is a French biologist and professor at the Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC),1 who also heads a research unit at the Institut Pasteur. He is internationally known for his work on archaea, viruses and evolution. Footnotes 1. Unité CNRS/Univ. Parsi-Sud/CEA/Inra.