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Molecular microbiologist specialising in human and zoonotic diseases. Based at LOMWRU in Vientiane, capital city of Lao PDR. I also do a bit of photography!

Vientiane, Lao PDR
Joined October 2012
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Second day of #pint24 about to start in #Vientiane #Laos! Doors are open at CoreBeer, Rue Thadua. Join us at 6pm tonight!
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The final program released! Come join us on the 13-14th May to listen to 6 interesting science talks. Topics range from deadly soil bacteria to space exploration, and from wildlife conservation to green energy. #pint24 #pint24LA
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Around 800 elephants are left in Laos. The main issue is the low birth rate and an aging population with only 2 births for 10 deaths yearly. Learn about the importance of breeding elephants for conservation purposes with Anabel at #PintofScienceLA #pint24 #pint24LA
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🗣️"Turning that data into impact is very important." 🗣️"If you build genomic surveillance capacities in a country, they can pivot to any threat that emerges." Spot on from the iMMS panel @ASTMH #TropMed23, ft. @raman_jaishree @Tung_Jowi @Shav_R @EsteeTorok & Nana Aba Williams.
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Research Highlight from Matthew Robinson @MORUBKK Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Dont't forget to join the first night of Pint of Science Laos! Talks start from 6:00pm (door open at 5:30pm) Corebeer, Bueng Kha Nyong Free entry! #Pint23 #Pint23LA
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Thank you to our sponsors! Pint of Science Laos is organized by LOMWRU and supported by MORU, with sponsorship from the British Embassy Vientiane, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce Laos @UKinLaos @AustchamLao @MORUBKK #Pint23 #Pint23LA
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[ພາສາລາວຢູ່ກ້ອງຄອມເມັ້ນ] Book the date in your calendars and join us on May 22nd and 23rd for the #Pint23. Our six speakers will showcase a lot of interesting topics, including fun activities" Talks from 18:00 (doors open at 17:30) Free entry!📍Corebeer #Pint23LA
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It is time for Pint of Science Laos 2023! Join us on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd May for two nights of fun science talks from some of Vientiane’s top scientists. ມ່າຮ່ວມງານພົບປະວິທະຍາສາດນຳກັນເດີ້! ທີ່ CoreBeer restaurant, Vientiane #Pint23 #Pint23LA
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#ICTMM2020 attendees! Please visit the @MORUBKK booth at B05&06 24-28 Oct 2020. Find out about our work, job vacancies etc.
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Our final talk of the night at #pint22TH from Ravikanya Praphasavat talking about our #antibiotic footprint
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Missed Pint of Science Laos? Don’t worry! All our talks are now available on YouTube. Follow the link below to our YouTube channel and Like and Subscribe! youtube.com/channel/UCSdFbmY…
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Fantastic first night of talks at the Lao Pint of Science #pint22 #pint22LA
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Join Einstein, Barney and the rest of Pint of Science #Laos Team at #Scipresso tonight! #pint22 #pint22LA
Second night of Pint of Science starts in 2 hrs and is looking to be another fun night of interesting science talks #pint22 #pint22LA #Laos #sciencecommunication #science #forests #COVID #bushmeat
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With our increasing interactions with the environment and wild animals, have we opened up a Pandora's Box of trouble for ourselves? Tonight @Matt_Microbe explores how the wild animal and bushmeat trade opens the risk for more disease and pandemics. #pint22 #pint22LA @pintsworld
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#pint22 STARTS TOMORROW!!! Info: pintofscience.com/
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The Lao warty newt is only found in #Laos. Tomorrow Dr Somphouthone Phimmachak will tell us all about these interesting amphibians. #pint22 #pint22LA
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One of the interesting talks happening on Monday night at the first Pint of Science in Laos #pint22 #pint22LA
How did a leading beauty brand use artificial intelligence to automatically classify and identify trends among thousands of images from Instagram top beauty influencers? Find out from Sylvain Dorey on Monday night. #pint22 #pint22LA
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#pint22 coming to #Laos next week for the first time! Come join in the fun and learn something new.
Relaxed science events with researchers simultaneously in several countries for 3 evenings in May? THIS IS PINT OF SCIENCE! 🫀👩‍🔬🧪📔🔭🔬🧫🧠🌱🌎🧬🦴👨‍🔬💻 We're back 9-11th May 2022 for #pint22 More details here: pintofscience.com Follow the countries, list in #thread🧵👇
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