OUCRU researchers demonstrate Vietnam’s progress towards achieving SDGs
A study by the international Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) collaboration (which includes researchers from OUCRU), published in The Lancet, analyzed each country’s progress toward achieving the United Nation’s […]
Food across the ages
‘Food across the ages’ used case studies to examine changes in attitudes and practice towards food in Vietnam. Inter-generational pairing of community members offered a means of investigating similarities and […]
PhD OPPORTUNITIES
International PhD Fellowships 2016-2017 at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Viet Nam Every year Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) offers opportunities for the most competitive Vietnamese scientists and clinicians […]
Aide Memoire to combat antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam signed
On the 24 June 2015 OUCRU co-signed an Aide Memoire with The Vietnamese Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Natural […]
Genome of emerging antibiotic resistant bacteria decoded
Largest collection of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria genetically sequenced A collaborative research project undertaken by the University of Melbourne, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Viet Nam (OUCRU) and the […]
Seroepidemiology of enteroviruses associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 6 Title: Seroepidemiology of enteroviruses associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease Project overview: Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) […]
The mechanism of antibody activity during Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A infections
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 5: The mechanism of antibody activity during Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A infections Required person: Basic laboratory scientist/bioinformatician/immunologist Type […]
The genomics of Salmonella Paratyphi A, an emergent cause of enteric fever in Asia
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 4: The genomics of Salmonella Paratyphi A, an emergent cause of enteric fever in Asia Required person: Basic laboratory scientist/bioinformatician/epidemiologist […]
The impact of antimicrobial resistance on bloodstream infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 3: The impact of antimicrobial resistance on bloodstream infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City […]
Statistical methods for adaptive clinical trials in tropical diseases
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 1 Title Statistical methods for adaptive clinical trials in tropical diseases Project overview Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold […]
HFMD in Vietnam: A Study of Epidemiology and Health Economics
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15 Project 2 Title: HFMD in Vietnam: A Study of Epidemiology and Health Economics Project overview Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) […]
OPEN DAY on 24th April 2015
Are you interested in doing research in biomedical science? Would you like an opportunities to do research on tropical infectious diseases for a BSc, MSc or PhD program? Please attend […]
Antibiotic-resistant typhoid likely to spread despite drug control programmes
Source: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2013/Press-releases/WTP054930.htm Restricting the use of antibiotics is unlikely to stop the spread of drug resistance in typhoid fever, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published […]
Foreign Bodies, Common Ground at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection’s winter exhibition, Foreign Bodies, Common Ground, opens today, offering a unique exploration of global health. The exhibition brings together artworks including painting, photography, sculpture, film and performance, made […]
Art Meets Science
On 11th October 2012 OUCRU-HCMC hosted a unique evening of contemporary art and science. The programme opened with a short video art screening of three films by international artists Jeremy […]
Art in Global Health
‘Art in Global Health’ was a Wellcome Trust initiative to set up artist residencies in the Wellcome Trust-funded research centres as a way of teasing out some of the more […]
Health in the Backyard
In rural Viet Nam the relationships between farmers and their animals are close, with pigs and poultry often kept in vicinity of the houses. The recent history of serious zoonotic […]
Place of Change Personal Health Stories
Place of Change is a unique community-led media health project that encourages participants to consider key factors that affect their health and wellbeing on a personal level. OUCRU has partnered […]
Historical overview of studies on Japanese Encephalitis Virus in northern Vietnam, 1964 – 1978
In northern Vietnam from April to September every year, children often have had a malignant syndrome called Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). From 1965 to 1977, the total number of AES […]
Double dose of antiviral drug offers no added benefit in severe influenza
Giving double doses of the antiviral drug oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, offers no clinical or virological advantages over a standard dose for patients admitted to hospital with severe influenza infection, according […]