NIAID International Center of Excellence in Research (ICER) Cambodia is a collaborative research partnership between NIAID and the Cambodian Ministry of Health, specifically the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, the Cambodian Department of Communicable Disease Control, the National Institute of Public Health, and the University of Health Sciences. ICER Cambodia consists of a team of U.S. and Cambodian researchers based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that use clinical research, medical entomology, epidemiology, and field observations to drive laboratory investigations of pathogens and vectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
The ICER Cambodia laboratory, located within the Cambodian National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control.
Lab members in Cambodia load a sequencing run on a NextSeq2000.
ICER Cooperative Research Programs and Facilities
ICER Cambodia consists of a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory and Arthropod Containment Level (ACL) 2/3-equivalent insectary at the Cambodian National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, and multiple clinical field sites for participant recruitment in Phnom Penh and surrounding provinces.
Laboratory and Insectary Capacity
- Real-time and conventional PCR
- Long- and short-read sequencing platforms
- Mosquito rearing, mosquito infection, nanoinjection, and dissection
- Cell and virus culture
- Antibody quantification and functional assays
- Protein isolation and Western Blot
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Flow cytometry
- Data management
Core Facilities
- Video conference rooms
- Freezer farm
- Motor pool fleet
- Emergency power system
- Warehouse
Field Sites
National Pediatric Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Preah Kossamak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kampong Speu Referral Hospital, Kampong Speu, Cambodia
Takeo Provincial Hospital, Takeo, Cambodia
Mobile outreach in Stung Treng, Battambang, Kampong Thom, and locations within a 100km radius of the Phnom Penh laboratory
About the Research Team
The ICER Cambodia team consists of approximately 30 people from the NIAID Division of Intramural Research and the NIAID International Center of Excellence in Research (ICER) Cambodia. Every year, the ICER hosts graduate and postgraduate students from the Cambodian University of Health Sciences and academic institutions in the United States and Southeast Asia, providing laboratory training and research opportunities as part of their educational curricula.
Contacts
Staff Clinician: Dr. Christina Yek, M.D.
Staff Scientist: Dr. Fabiano Oliveira, M.D., Ph.D.