Research on Melioidosis and NTDs, based in Bangkok Thailand.
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Delighted to see our study published and selected as an editorial highlight in #NatureCommunications nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
This work came from a collaborative effort to improve environmental detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterium that causes melioidosis [1/n].
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This is a collaborative effort with Maturada Patchsung, @TaoUttamapinant , and @PWongpalee leading the CRISPR work; along with the field grit and persistence of Mick Pakdeerat, Chalita Chomkatekaew, Phumrapee Boonklang, Raiwin Mothong, Arin Wongprommoon and many others [4/n]
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Also grateful to @wellcometrust for supporting this environmental surveillance work on melioidosis and other waterborne diseases, and for its continued expansion.
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Guwahati in the morning - gearing up for the South Asian Melioidosis Congress and feeling excited already!
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29 Sep 2025
Humbled and deeply grateful to @wellcometrust for awarding us another 8 years of support through the Wellcome Career Development Award to study melioidosis in the Lower Mekong region - a neglected tropical disease that affects my home country and our neighbours. (1/n)
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We will profile the omics of 1,500 healthy individuals and 1,500 patients, along with the causative bacteria from the environment and patients, to understand the full spectrum of the disease - from exposure to infection, acute illness, and post-discharge readmission (2/n)
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We will also look at clinical and environmental factors that might modify this risk. Integral to this project is to train the next generation, build local research leaders, and capacity where it is needed the most. We will work hard to do justice to this opportunity 🌟🙏(3/3)
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If you're passionate about tackling antimicrobial resistance through genomics, we’d love to welcome you to the AMRTarget community! Join us at targetamr.org.uk/
We currently have just a few members from South and Southeast Asia - let’s grow this part of the family together!
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6 Apr 2025
A great policy piece led by the Wellcome Trust, on the challenges of involving wider communities in genomic research—and how we can start to break those barriers. wellcome.org/reports/ethical…
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It came together through workshops in London and Cape Town, plus lots of late-night calls (Thailand time... explains the tired look in 2024–2025). Really glad to see it out, and excited for what’s next as we keep pushing for more inclusive research.
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Claire Chewapreecha retweeted
19 Mar 2025
A thread about antibiotic access that ends with our new commentary: As we reviewed in #TheLancetAMRSeries last year thelancet.com/series/antibio…, (in)access is as much a problem as excess in addressing infection management and antimicrobial resistance.../2
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Claire Chewapreecha retweeted
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If you have experience in sc/spatial transcriptomics with an interest in microbes....come and join our team as a computational postdoc:
sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.c…...
Incredibly exciting datasets on host-microbe interactions in the lung.
Pls RT and reach out if you are interested
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7 Mar 2025
Behind every great woman in science is another amazing woman in science, inspiring, supporting, and lifting her up. Happy International Women Day! nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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6 Feb 2025
It has been a privilege to work with the Sanger Institute and be an International Fellow. Thank you so much for recognising both me and our work on melioidosis. I am so grateful for our collaboration during this fellowship and beyond 🙏😃 linkedin.com/posts/wellcome-…
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Conducting research in LMICs is undeniably challenging, with brain drain often surpassing reverse brain drain. Grateful to
@NatureRevMicro for the opportunity to share an opinion discussing both the difficulties and rewards of working in this space. rdcu.be/d7O5Q [1/2]
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We hope it will encourage international and national funding agencies to invest in LMIC talent, and drive meaningful, lasting impact.
To all researchers working in these challenging environments: you are truly remarkable - please keep pushing forward 💪😃 [2/2]
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Claire Chewapreecha retweeted
17 Jan 2025
I'm excited to announce our latest publication! We teamed up with @KHullahalli to barcode Klebsiella and ask basic questions about bacteremia pathogenesis: 1) how are bacteria shared between sites and 2) which host and bacterial factors influence dynamics?
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Our preprint medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… on environmental exposure and melioidosis is out! Despite the known connection btw environmental exposure and disease, establishing a clear association has been challenging due to limitations in detection method (1/n)
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24 Nov 2024
Notably, B. pseudomallei was detected in both natural water sources and treated piped water systems 🚰, highlighting the urgent need for improved water sanitation to mitigate disease risk. (4/n)
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24 Nov 2024
Access to clean water and sanitation is not just a public health necessity - it is a fundamental human right. We’re grateful to the Thailand Provincial Waterworks Authority for listening to our findings and taking action🙏 We hope everyone has access to safe, clean water (5/5).
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