Institut Pasteur du Cambodge

17/07/2025

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

On July 11 and 17, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) organized two comprehensive first aid training sessions for its staff, supported by Future Focus Solutions & Pharma Co., LTD and the Cambodian Red Cross, with more than 40 participants. These trainings aimed to enhance staff preparedness and reinforce safety protocols in both laboratory settings and during field missions.

Laboratory staff participated in hands-on training using mannequins and first aid equipment, focusing on emergencies that can occur in laboratory environments. Real-case scenarios were simulated to help staff practice CPR, AED use, and effective responses to incidents such as chemical spills, cuts, burns, inhalation of fumes, fainting, choking, and other lab-related emergencies in a realistic and supportive setting.

Staff involved in field missions received first aid training tailored to the unique challenges of working in remote or demanding environments. Participants engaged in practical exercises to practice CPR, AED use, and effective responses to emergencies such as injuries, heat exhaustion, snake bites, and sudden illnesses.

These trainings are essential for ensuring IPC staff can react quickly and appropriately to emergencies, whether in the lab or in the field, where timely intervention can make a critical difference in protecting the health and safety of both staff and those they serve.

17/07/2025

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Scientist in the Immunology Unit.
Deadline: August 29th, 2025
Read more: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/17/postdoctoral-scientist-for-immunology-unit/

10/07/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐧

On July 10th Institut Pasteur du Cambodge organized a ceremony on the occasion of the retirement of Mrs. KIM Choeun, Cleaner, after 21 years of dedication to the Institute.

During the ceremony, she was presented with gifts, including the IPC’s 70th anniversary medal. The Director of IPC express is sincere appreciation in the name of the institute to Mrs. KIM Choeun for 21 years of service and wish her a retirement full of joy and satisfaction.

10/07/2025

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is looking for:
- 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 for the International Vaccination Center based in Phnom Penh
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/medical-doctor-for-international-vaccination-center/
- 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 for the Battambang Rabies Prevention Center
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/medical-doctor-for-battambang-rabies-prevention-center/
- 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 for the Battambang Rabies Prevention Center
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/nurse-for-the-battambang-rabies-prevention-center-to-cover-staff-maternity-leave/

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

10/07/2025

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is looking for:
- 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭)
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/scientist-virologist-within-the-virology-unit/
- 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/postdoctoral-researcher-focus-on-serology-at-the-human-animal-interface-within-the-virology-unit/
- 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 – 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/postdoctoral-researcher-environmental-surveillance-within-the-virology-unit/
For the Virology Unit

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

10/07/2025

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is looking for:
- 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/medical-secretary-or-a-technician-for-reception-within-the-reception-at-the-medical-biology-laboratory/
- 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/nurse-or-a-technician-for-sampling-within-the-medical-biology-laboratory/
- 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧
Read More: https://www.pasteur-kh.org/2025/07/10/laboratory-technician-within-the-medical-biology-laboratory/
For the Medical Biology Laboratory

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

10/07/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 (𝐈𝐏𝐂) 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 “𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞” 𝐢𝐧 “𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 & 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞”.

Why do some individuals develop severe dengue while others only have subclinical infection is an intense field of investigation over the past decades. Dr. Cantaert’s team contributes to resolve this problem by identifying adaptive immune pathways associated to subclinical dengue during secondary infection. The data provide direct evidence for a protective role of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets during secondary DENV infection, supporting the development of T cell directed interventions.

In collaboration with Kampong Thom provincial and district Hospitals, Jayavarman VII children’s hospital, National center for Parasitology, Entomology and Vector control, Milena Hasan and Anavaj Sakuntabhai from Institut Pasteur in Paris and Tineke Cantaert, Giorgio Gonnella, Emanuele Gioacchino duong veasna and everyone else from Institut Pasteur du Cambodge.

Check the publication: Cell Host & Microbe https://lnkd.in/guzW_nVX

09/07/2025

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝟓𝐍𝟏 🐔🦠

This week, BBC Science in Action featured a conversation with Dr. Erik Karlsson, Head of the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC), on the recent rise in human A/H5N1 avian influenza cases in Cambodia. As of mid-2025, the country has confirmed 12 human infections. All confirmed cases to date involved direct contact with infected poultry and no human-to-human transmission has been detected.

In the interview, Dr. Karlsson discussed the Virology Unit at IPC’s role in national and international response, including rapid diagnostics and sequencing to monitor the virus’s evolution. He noted that the reasons behind the increase in cases are not yet fully understood, and IPC is working with national and international partners to investigate a range of possible contributing factors—from viral changes to socio-economic pressures and environmental conditions.

A related article in The Telegraph provides further context on the 2025 H5N1 cases and outlines ongoing surveillance efforts in Cambodia.

Listen to the 𝐁𝐁𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnb

Read 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/cambodia-new-bird-flu-cases-human-h5n1-infections

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

08/07/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐈𝐏𝐂’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝟓𝐍𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐗

From Cambodia’s crowded wet markets to its remote bat caves, the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is leading efforts to modernize disease surveillance—making it faster, more affordable, and better suited to the realities of frontline detection. As featured in The Telegraph, IPC scientists are piloting innovative methods such as air and surface sampling to detect high-risk viruses like avian influenza in real time, reducing the need for labor-intensive, individual testing. These tools not only reduce costs and logistical burdens, but also offer scalable, practical solutions for Early Warning in both urban and rural settings. By strengthening surveillance at key human–animal–environment interfaces, IPC is helping to close critical gaps in global pandemic preparedness and move the world one step closer to detecting the next Disease X before it spreads.
Read the full article on The Telegraph:

The Telegraph joined scientists in Cambodia’s vibrant wet markets and vast bat caves to test revolutionary new disease surveillance tools

07/07/2025

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨 – 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞

Nicolas Restano brings nearly 20 years of international experience in finance and operations, with a strong background in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. He has held senior leadership roles across Europe, Latin America, North America, and West Africa, including 15 years with Sanofi in various finance and CFO positions. Since 2021, he served as Director of Finance and Administration at the Institut Pasteur de Guinée, where he was responsible for establishing and leading all non-scientific functions of the newly created institute.
Nicolas has a proven track record in organizational setup, team leadership, and performance improvement in complex, multicultural environments. He will be joining the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge as Director of Finance and Administration, bringing his expertise to support the IPC’s continued growth and ensure sustainable funding of its core missions in Research and Public Health.

07/07/2025

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 (𝐈𝐏𝐂)

On Friday, 4th July, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) welcomed a delegation from the Académie Nationale de Médecine , Prof. Christian Boitard, Prof. Patrice Debré, Prof. Jacques Baulieux and Prof. Cécile BADOUAL. During the visit, Prof. André Spiegel, Director of IPC, presented an overview of the institute’s mission, research, and main activities in public health, infectious diseases, diagnostics, and capacity building.

Following the presentation, the delegation toured IPC’s laboratories, including the Medical Biology Laboratory (MBL), the Virology Unit, and the Immunology Unit, to see the institute’s ongoing activities.

07/07/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚

The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) provided technical support to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in delivering a three-day training from July 1–3, 2025, in Kep province for the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP) on the use of Kobo Toolbox for animal disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. The training brought together 33 participants from GDAHP.

Over the course of the training, participants gained hands-on experience using Kobo Toolbox for designing digital survey forms, managing data collection online and offline, and analyzing results in real time. Participants also developed tailored outbreak investigation and surveillance forms and practiced digital data collection during a field simulation.

This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance Cambodia’s capacity for early detection and response to transboundary animal diseases, contributing to stronger animal health systems.