Dr Nguyễn Minh Nguyệt

Postdoctoral Scientist & Vice Head of Dengue group

Nguyen Minh Nguyet, MD, PhD is a clinician and post-doc scientist of the Dengue group, OUCRU-HCM, specializing in infectious diseases, with nearly 20 years of working in the field of dengue research. She has been currently managing many research projects of the Dengue group, including clinical trials, targeting the high-risk population (obesity, pregnancy, elderly, etc.); the immune responses to virus infection; and the potential antiviral candidates.

Expertise: Dengue, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Trials

Research Focus/Interests: Dengue in high-risk population; immunopathogenesis; antiviral drugs

Research Projects:

1. Upcoming projects:

2025: Biomarkers study in dengue (in collaboration with Roche)
2025: Wearable monitoring for dengue
2025: Adaptive dengue antiviral platform trial

2. Ongoing projects:

2024-present: Dengue viral load kinetics
2023-present: Anakinra for dengue patients with hyperinflammation
2023-present: Dengue in elderly

3. Completed projects:

2019-2023: Exploring attitudes to dengue research involving human subjects among university students in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (SEED)
2018-2023: Metformin as an adjunctive therapy in dengue patients with obesity
2018-2023: Dengue in obesity
2016-2018: Dengue in pregnancy
2011-2013: The variables associated with human-to-mosquito transmission of dengue virus.
2010-2011: Balapiravir in adults with dengue
2007-2010: Early prognosis of severe dengue
2007-2010: Chloroquine in adults with dengue

Dr Nguyễn Minh Nguyệt is also active in many activities in collaboration with the Public and Community Engagement (PCE) team, such as Science Theatre, Chat with Scientists, Science articles for children, The Science Switch, Collab Lab, Dengue patient club, etc.

Dr Nguyệt at the 2023 launch of the *One Health* book, a new science edition for young readers developed under the *Making Science Make Sense Project* by OUCRU PCE team, in collaboration with Bayer Vietnam and Khăn Quàng Đỏ newspaper. She served as the lead scientific editor.

A video based on research by Dr Nguyệt, developed under The Collab Lab, an OUCRU initiative that pairs scientists with young artists to co-create visual stories from health research, making science more engaging and accessible for young audiences.

Media Engagement

2023

Promoted to Vice Head of Dengue group, OUCRU HCMC

2020

Became Representative of the OUCRU Postdoc Society

2018

Appointed as Deputy Head of Dengue group, OUCRU HCMC

2016

Obtained PhD degree from the Open University, UK and became Clinical Postdoctoral Scientist, Dengue group, OUCRU-HCM. Her PhD project was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Cameron Simmons and Prof. Tran Tinh Hien, investigating the variables mediating dengue virus transmission and disease severity and mortality.