Visit of the delegation from Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Medical Biology Laboratory and the Virology Unit of Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) were delighted to welcome a delegation from the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), led by Prof. John Kaldor and Dr. Dorothy … Read more
Visite of the Laboratory of Environment and Food Safety (LEFS) by a delegation from the Fisheries Administration (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) On 24 February 2026, the LEFS of Institut Pasteur du Cambodge had the pleasure to welcome representatives from the Fisheries Administration, accompanied by an EU expert, as part of ongoing efforts to … Read more
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 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
Visit of the delegation from the University of Puthisastra (UP) On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) was delighted to welcome a delegation from the University of Puthisastra (UP), led by President and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ian Rouse. This visit follows the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in … Read more
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 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 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 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 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