Associate Professor Lê Văn Tấn

Head of Emerging Infections Group

As an independent investigator, his aim is to develop local and national expertise within Viet Nam and the wider region so that ongoing and future emerging infectious disease challenges can be addressed from within the affected regions and communities.

His early work focused on pathogen discovery, which led to the discovery of a novel cyclovirus in 4% of Vietnamese patients with encephalitis.

Currently, he is the principal investigator of Southeast Asia initiative to combat SARS-CoV-2 variants (SEACOVARIANTS) Consortium. SEACOVARIANTS aims to develop and apply a multidisciplinary research platform in Southeast Asia for rapid assessment of the biological significance of SARS-CoV-2 variants, thereby informing coordinated local, regional and global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

2021 – Present

Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford

2017 – 2022

Wellcome Intermediate Fellowship to study the translational potential of new technologies such as mass spectrometry and next-generation sequencing in patients with brain infections in Vietnam,

2013 – 2017

Wellcome Training Fellowship, studying molecular epidemiology of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Viet Nam and its implication for vaccine development and implementation.

2011

PhD in Life and Biomolecular Sciences from Open University, UK

2003

Joined OUCRU

Publications

Nguyen Hoang Thien Huong, Nguyen Duc Toan, Truong Huu Khanh, Le Quoc Thinh, Le Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh, Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa, Nguyen Thanh Hung, Du Tuan Quy, C Louise Thwaites, Sarosh R Irani, Le Van Tan, Hugo C Turner

Am J Trop Med Hyg

November 19, 2024

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0409

Marya Getchell, Suci Wulandari, Ruklanthi de Alwis, Shreya Agoramurthy, Yoong Khean Khoo, Tze-Minn Mak, La Moe, Anne-Claire Stona, Junxiong Pang, Muhd Haziq Fikry Haji Abdul Momin, Afreenish Amir, Lucia Rizka Andalucia, Ghows Azzam, Savuth Chin, Thanat Chookajorn, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar, Do Thai Hung, Aamer Ikram, Runa Jha, Erik A Karlsson, Mai Quynh Le Thi, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Jessica E Manning, Syarifah Liza Munira, Nguyen Vu Trung, Imran Nisar, Firdausi Qadri, Farah Naz Qamar, Matthew T Robinson, Cynthia P Saloma, Swe Setk, Tahmina Shirin, Le Van Tan, Timothy John R Dizon, Ravindran Thayan, Hlaing Myat Thu, Hasitha Tissera, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Zainun Zaini, John C W Lim, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Gavin J D Smith, Lin-Fa Wang, Paul Pronyk; Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Asia PGI) consortium

Nat Microbiol

October 16, 2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01848-x

Huynh Thi Thuy Hoa, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Le Manh Hung, Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, Vo Truong Quy, Nguyen Thi Thao, Nguyen Trong Duy, Hoang Truong, Tran Minh Hoang, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Mai Pham Hong Phuoc, Truong Ngoc Trung, Nguyen Nhut Thong, Nguyen Duc Huy, Vu Thi Kim Thoa, Vo Trong Vuong, Ngo Tan Tai, Huynh Kim Nhung, Dao Phuong Linh, Pham Thi Ngoc Thoa, Lam Minh Yen, Tran Ba Thien, Truong Hoang Chau Truc, Le Kim Thanh, Nguyen Thi Han Ny, Vo Tan Hoang, Nghiem My Ngoc, Dinh Nguyen Huy Man, Louise Thwaites, Tran Tan Thanh, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Guy Thwaites, Nguyen To Anh, Le Van Tan

Emerg Infect Dis

September 25, 2024

DOI: 10.3201/eid3011.240729

Phan Bao Tran Ngo, Katrina Lawson, Tan Le Van, H Rogier van Doorn, Guy Thwaites

Wellcome Open Res

August 1, 2024

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22572.1

Le Nguyen Truc Nhu, Mary Chambers, Narisara Chantratita, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Nicholas P J Day, Wanwisa Dejnirattisai, Susanna J Dunachie, Alba Grifoni, Raph L Hamers, Jennifer Hill, E Yvonne Jones, Paul Klenerman, Juthathip Mongkolsapaya, Gavin Screaton, Alessandro Sette, David I Stuart, Chee Wah Tan, Guy Thwaites, Vu Duy Thanh, Lin-Fa Wang, Le Van Tan; SEACOVARIANTS Consortium

Wellcome Open Res

April 11, 2024

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20742.1