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Strengthening Regional Capacity for Bioinformatics and Genomic Surveillance

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Strengthening Regional Capacity for Bioinformatics and Genomic Surveillance Three researchers from the Disease Investigation Center (DIC) Wates, Indonesia recently completed a two-week training program at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) from 23 February to 6 March. The training, jointly organized by IPC’s Bioinformatics and AI Applications Unit and Virology Unit, combined hands-on laboratory work with bioinformatics analysis. Participants were trained in sequencing library … Read more

Inauguration of IPC’s New Lactation Room

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Inauguration of IPC’s New Lactation Room On Monday, March 9, 2026, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) celebrated International Women’s Day with the official opening of our new Lactation Room! This initiative was developed in response to staff requests and underscores IPC’s commitment to providing a supportive environment for nursing mothers returning from maternity leave. We … Read more

Detecting Viruses Without Touching the Birds

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Detecting Viruses Without Touching the Birds Researchers from the Virology Unit at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge have published a new study in Nature Communications exploring a new way to strengthen surveillance for avian influenza in live bird markets. Live bird markets are important for food supply and livelihoods across Southeast Asia, but they are also places … Read more

Celebrating International Women’s Day at IPC

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Celebrating International Women’s Day at IPC International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women’s fight for equality and liberation along with the women’s rights movement. The IWD gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. On this 8th in on Sunday this year, we pay … Read more

🌏SEA-ROADS Mid-Term Regional Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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🌏SEA-ROADS Mid-Term Regional Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. One year after the official launch of SEA-ROADS, a regional research project funded by ANRS MIE to improve dengue surveillance and prediction systems across Southeast Asia. Partners from across Southeast Asia gathered in Phnom Penh on 4–5 March 2026 for the Mid-Term Regional Meeting, hosted at the … Read more

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆 , 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐆 , 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?I don’t have one specific woman scientist who inspires me above all others. I respect all women in science for their dedication and contributions. When I started working … Read more

Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Training for the VIRAGE Research Study

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[English Below] វិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជា (IPC) សហការជាមួយ សាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម (RUA) និង បណ្ឌិត្យសភាបច្ចេកវិទ្យាឌីជីថលកម្ពុជា(CADT) បានរៀបចំវគ្គបណ្តុះបណ្តាលស្ដីពីវិធីសាស្ត្រការពិភាក្សាក្រុម FGD និងការថតសំឡេងដែលមានគុណភាពខ្ពស់ ជាផ្នែកមួយនៃការសិក្សា VIRAGE។ វគ្គបណ្តុះបណ្តាលនេះបានពង្រឹងជំនាញអ្នកសម្របសម្រួលក្នុងការប្រមូលទិន្នន័យបែបគុណវិស័យ បញ្ជាក់តួនាទីក្រុមការងារ និងធានាគុណភាពថតសំឡេងល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់ការចម្លងអត្ថបទ និងវិភាគទិន្នន័យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ។ ការពិភាក្សាក្រុមនាពេលខាងមុខ មានគោលបំណងស្វែងយល់អំពីកត្តាជំរុញ និងឧបសគ្គក្នុងការតាមដានជំងឺឆ្កែឆ្កួត និងទទួលសេវាថ្នាំបង្ការជំងឺឆ្កែឆ្គួតក្រោយសត្វខាំ (PEP)។ ចាប់ពីពាក់កណ្តាលខែមីនា ដល់ពាក់កណ្តាលខែឧសភា សាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទកសិកម្ម (RUA) នឹងអនុវត្តការពិភាក្សាក្រុមនេះនៅទូទាំង ២៥ ខេត្តរាជធានីនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដោយចូលរួមពីអ្នកជំនាញផ្នែកសុខភាពមនុស្ស និងសត្វ នៅកម្រិតថ្នាក់ខេត្ត និងស្រុក។ លទ្ធផលដែលរំពឹងទុក៖ ការពិភាក្សាក្រុមដែលដឹកនាំបានយ៉ាងល្អនិងមានប្រសិទ្ធភាព ការថតសំឡេងមានគុណភាពខ្ពស់សម្រាប់ការចម្លងអត្ថបទបានត្រឹមត្រូវ ទិន្នន័យបែបគុណវិស័យដែលអាចទុកចិត្តបានសម្រាប់ការវិភាគស៊ីជម្រៅ ភស្តុតាងសម្រាប់គាំទ្រនិងពង្រឹងយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រសុខភាពសាធារណៈ ការអនុវត្តការសិក្សាទូទាំងប្រទេសនេះ នឹងបង្កើតការយល់ដឹងសំខាន់ៗ ដើម្បីកែលម្អការតាមដានជំងឺឆ្កែឆ្កួត និងបង្កើនការទទួលសេវាថ្នាំបង្ការជំងឺឆ្កែឆ្គួតក្រោយសត្វខាំ (PEP) ព្រមទាំងពង្រឹងកិច្ចសហការប្រព័ន្ធសុខភាពតាមបរិបទសុខភាពតែមួយ (One Health) សម្រាប់ការការពារជំងឺឆ្កែឆ្កួតនៅកម្ពុជា។ កម្មវិធីសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវនេះ ទទួលបានការគាំទ្រពីមូលនិធិបារាំង (Fonds Équipe France – FEF) … Read more

Celebrating Women in Science at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge: Anna FOMSGAARD, Postdoc, Virology Unit

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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐃, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟏. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲?There are many. But last year we lost Jane Goodall. She went to the heart of Africa in the 1960s, to study chimpanzees despite being told “girls don’t do things … Read more

For some, the Linux command line is just a black screen with a small text prompt.But for Bioinformaticians, it is the lifeline to a wealth of possibilities.

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For some, the Linux command line is just a black screen with a small text prompt.But for Bioinformaticians, it is the lifeline to a wealth of possibilities. For this reason,the Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Applications Unit organized this week from Monday Feb 23rd 2026 to Friday Feb 27th two courses, including a “Basic Linux Command Line … Read more

Rethinking Triple Artemisinin-based Therapies against Plasmodium falciparum

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Rethinking Triple Artemisinin-based Therapies against Plasmodium falciparum A study published in Nature Communications shows that clinical P. falciparum isolates from Cambodia with resistance to the antimalarial drug mefloquine also tolerate the mefloquine-piperaquine combination, one of the backbone regimens proposed in triple artemisinin-based therapies (TACTs). The team found that pre-existing mefloquine resistance alone was enough to compromise the efficacy of this partner-drug combo … Read more