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Portable Genotyping for Safer Treatment Decisions: Nanopore Sequencing of G6PD Variants

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Portable Genotyping for Safer Treatment Decisions: Nanopore Sequencing of G6PD Variants In Scientific Reports, researchers describe a new genomic assay based on Nanopore long-amplicon sequencing that rapidly and accurately detects single nucleotide variants in the G6PD gene, which underlies glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency — a condition that can trigger hemolysis when patients receive certain antimalarials like primaquine. By amplifying 2 … Read more

Protecting Children from Measles in Remote Communities

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Protecting Children from Measles in Remote Communities Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Even though a safe and effective vaccine has existed for decades, outbreaks still occur when vaccination coverage drops or when communities are difficult to reach. Cambodia successfully eliminated measles in 2015, but recent cases show how important … Read more

Strengthening One Health Surveillance: IPC Hosts Regional Training on Environmental Air Sampling and Genomic Sequencing

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Strengthening One Health Surveillance: IPC Hosts Regional Training on Environmental Air Sampling and Genomic Sequencing From February 9–13, 2026, the Virology Unit at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) hosted a five-day training on novel environmental air sampling and genomic sequencing, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation under … Read more

IPC Strengthened Genomic Surveillance Partnership with University of Melbourne

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IPC Strengthened Genomic Surveillance Partnership with University of Melbourne On Wednesday, 12 February 2026, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Ben Howden, Prof. Timothy Stinear, and Ms Chantel Lin from the Centre for Pathogen Genomics, University of Melbourne, Australia. The visit began with a brief presentation by Prof. André Spiegel, Director … Read more

IPC Expanded Internationally Accredited Food Safety Testing

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IPC Expanded Internationally Accredited Food Safety Testing The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) announced the expansion of its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited testing services. The Laboratory of Environment and Food Safety was newly accredited to conduct heavy metals testing in water, pesticide residue testing in rice and pepper, as well as microbiological testing in food and … Read more

VIRAGE Creative Production in Progress

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VIRAGE Creative Production in Progress Filming took place last week as part of the VIRAGE study program’s community engagement activities.Rabies remains one of the deadliest yet preventable diseases in Cambodia. Through creative storytelling, we aim to help communities, especially children and young people, better understand how to protect themselves. By combining creative production such as … Read more

Non-coding Genetic Changes Linked to Drug Tolerance in Plasmodium vivax

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Non-coding Genetic Changes Linked to Drug Tolerance in Plasmodium vivax Another Nature Communications paper reports a common DNA deletion immediately downstream of the mdr1 gene in P. vivax parasites from Cambodian patients. Unlike classic resistance mutations that alter protein sequences, this 837-base-pair deletion lies in a non-coding region and does not change the mdr1 protein itself, but it does alter the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) of the gene’s … Read more

Postdoctoral Researcher within the Medical and Veterinary Entomology Unit

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Postdoctoral Researcher within the Medical and Veterinary Entomology Unit Deadline:​ Applications will be reviewed until 10th March 2026, and will continue on a rolling basis until the ideal candidate is found. The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is a Cambodian non-for-profit research institution established in 1953, IPC is today a scientific research establishment declared of … Read more

IRD Delegation at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (5 February 2026)

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IRD Delegation at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (5 February 2026) On 5 February, IPC welcomed a delegation from IRD (the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development) to assess the working conditions of IRD staff hosted at IPC within the BActerioly and Antiobioresistant research group (LMI-DRISAOH)  in Medical Biology Laboratory The visit included interviews … Read more

Visit of Dr Rebecca Grais: Strengthening Scientific Collaboration within the Pasteur Network

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Visit of Dr Rebecca Grais: Strengthening Scientific Collaboration within the Pasteur Network On 4–5 February, Dr Rebecca Grais, Executive Director of the Pasteur Network, and Nick Chung, Regional Strategic Development Officer for Asia-Pacific, visited the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) for in-depth discussions on its scientific and public health activities. The visit included a comprehensive … Read more