Dear colleagues, Dear friends,

The Alexandre Yersin Prize for Outstanding Publications was created by the Swiss-Vietnamese Medical Association (HELVIETMED) to recognize Vietnamese scientists who have made important contributions to the medical literature, helping through peer-reviewed publications,  build Vietnam’s reputation in the international medical research community. Another goal of the Prize is to foster national and international collaborations for medical education and better health care.

HELVIETMED and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Ho Chi Minh City are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Alexandre Yersin Prize for Outstanding Publications.

 

The winners are:

• First Prize: Dr. Nguyen Lam Vuong et al.
  •  Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City- Viet Nam;
• Second Prize: Dr Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan et al.
  • My-Duc Hospital and University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City-Viet Nam
• Third Prize:  Dr. Dao Thi Huyen et al.
  •  Vietnamese – German Center for Medical Research (VG-CARE), 108
    Military Central Hospital, Hanoi- Viet Nam

• Encouragement Prizes:
  • Dr. Le Son Tran and Dr.  Van Thien Chi Nguyen
    • Gene Solutions, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and  Medical Genetics Institute, Ho Chi Minh City- Vietnam
  • Dr. Van-Anh Nguyen Hoang
    • Gene Solutions, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and  Medical Genetics Institute, Ho Chi Minh City- Vietnam
  • Dr. Thuy Minh Thu Nguyen
    • Department of Pediatric, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
      and Deparment of Neurology, Children’s
      Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 

Please find the articles by clicking on the links.

 

1) Dengue viremia kinetics and effects on platelet count and clinical outcomes: An analysis of 2340 patients from Vietnam

eLife 2024. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.92606.1

Nguyen Lam Vuong et al.

2) Epigenetic variation in neonatal tissues in infants conceived using capacitation-in vitro maturation vs. in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility® Vol. 121, No. 3, March 2024

Lan N. Vuong et al.

3) An isothermal CRISPR- based lateral flow assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (2024) 23:28
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00688-

Dao Thi Huyen et al.

4) Multimodal analysis of methylomics and fragmentomics in plasma cell-free DNA for multi-cancer early detection and localization

eLife 2023 . https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89083.2

Van Thien Chi Nguyen, Le Son Tran et al. 

5) Genetic landscape and personalized tracking of tumor mutations in Vietnamese women with breast cancer

Molecular Oncology 17 (2023) 598–610. doi:10.1002/1878-0261.13356

Van-Anh Nguyen Hoang et al.

6) Feasibility, tolerability and efficacy of the ketogenic diet in children with drug- resistant epilepsy in Vietnam

Epilepsia Open. 2023;8:1484–1490.

Thuy Minh Thu Nguyen et al.

 

We would like to thank again all the following colleagues and authors for their participation. Your publications, all meritorious, allow the Vietnamese Medical Community to get an useful insight into the current situation of medical research in Vietnam.

7)Prevalence and impact of myocardial injury among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1202332

Vu Hoang-Vu et al.

8) A silica-based antioxidant nanoparticle for oral delivery of Camptothecin which reduces intestinal side effects while improving drug efficacy for colon cancer treatment

Acta Biomaterialia Volume 143, 15 April 2022, Pages 459-470

Long Binh Vong et al.

9) Pediatric Profound Dengue Shock Syndrome and Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound during Mechanical Ventilation to Guide Treatment: Single Center Retrospective Study 2013-2021

Pediatric Critical Care, XXX 2023 • Volume 25 • Number 4. DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003413

Luan Thanh Vo et al. 

10) Translation and validation of the Health Literacy Score 14- Questionnaire for Vietnamese Patients with Diabetes

Japan Medical Assosiation Journal, April 2024. DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2023-0148

Khoa Tuan Vo et al

11) Mid-term safe and effective profile of the Magmaris scaffold in percutaneous coronary intervention a prospective, single-center study

Front. Cardiovasc. Med., 26 May 2023
Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1194933

Binh Quang Truong et al.

12) Cardiac Tamponade Due to Pericardial EffusionFollowing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: A Single-Institution Case Series

Cureus 16(3): e56403. DOI 10.7759/cureus.56403

Ha T. Trinh et al.

13) A novel diagnostic model for tuberculous meningitis using Bayesian latent class analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases (2024) 24:163
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-08992-z

Trinh Huu Khanh Dong et al.

14) Development of children born to women with twin pregnancies treated with cervical pessary or vaginal progesterone: Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2023;102:626–634.

Van T. T. Tran et al.

15) Improvement in neoantigen prediction via integration of RNA sequencing data for variant calling

Front. Immunol. 14:1251603. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1251603

Thi Phuong Diem Tran et al.

16) Dual-targeting exosomes for improved drug delivery in breast cancer

Nanomedicine (Lond.) (2023) 18(7), 599–611

Nam HB Tran et al.

17) Safety and efficacy of liver venous deprivation following transarterial chemoembolization before Major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2023:19 425–433

Than-Van Sy et al.

18) Results of the Heart Failure Management Program at Hue Central Hospital after 1 year of implementation

J Vietnam Cardiol 2023;107E:18-24. https://doi.org/10.58354/jvc.107E.2023.711

Nguyen Ta Dong et al.

19) Multiplex RT Real-Time PCR Based on Target Failure to Detect and Identify Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2: A Feasible Method That Can Be Applied in Clinical Laboratories

Diagnostics 2023, 13, 1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13081364

Huong Thien Pham et al. 

20) Added value of the pulmonary vein pulsatility index and its correlation to neonatal umbilical artery pH in fetal growth restrictions: a Vietnamese matched cohort study

Pham et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2023) 23:625
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05910-0

Minh Son Pham et al.

21) The pharmacogenomics of carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse drug reaction in the South of Vietnam

Front. Pharmacol. 14:1217516. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1217516

Hong Tham Pham et al.

22) Effectiveness of artificial intelligen for diabetic retinopathy screening in community in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

Taiwan J Ophthalmol 2024;XX: XX‑XX

Thanh Nguyen Van et al.

23) Green extraction of berberine from Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. using ultrasound-assisted aqueous solutions of organic acids, polyalcohols, and deep eutectic solvents

Separation and Purification Technology 330 (2024) 125541

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125541

Hoai Thi Nguyen et al.

24) Combined Plasma Exchange and CRRT for dengue-associated acute liver failure and shock syndrome from Vietnam

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, October 2023 • Volume 24 • Number 10

Thanh Tat Nguyen et al. 

25) Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke beyond the 24-h time window: Selection by target mismatch profile

International Journal of Stroke 1 –9
© 2023 World Stroke Organization
DOI: 10.1177/17474930231208817

Trung Quoc Nguyen et al. 

26) Clinical Epidemiology Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Associated with Urinary Tract Infections Caused by E. coli

International Journal of Nephrology. Volume 2022, Article ID 2552990
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2552990

Sang Ngoc Nguyen et al.

27) Otosyphilis In An HIV-Infected Patient: The First Case in Vietnam

Vietnam. Natl J Community Med 2023;14(2):124-127. DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140220232622

Ngoc Hieu Nguyen et al. 

28) Lymph node harvesting after laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision colectomy in colon cancer with practical application of glacial acid, absolute ethanol, water, and formaldehyde solution: A prospective cohort study

SAGE Open Medicine, Volume 12: 1 –10,  2024
DOI: 10.1177/20503121241233238

Minh Thao Nguyen et al.

29) Eye Lesions in Patients after one year of kidney transplantation

Clinical Ophthalmology 2023:17 2861–2869

Nguyen Le Trung et al.

30) Clinical Case Report of Hydrogen Peroxide Poisoning is Treated by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Eurasian J Emerg Med. 2024;23(2): 149-51

Nguyen Dang Duc et al. 

31) Circulating DNA methylation profil improves the accuracy of serum biomarkers for the detection of nonmetastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

Future Oncol. 2023 ( 10.2217/fon-2022-1218 C 2023 Future Medicine Ltd)

Van Thien Chi Nguyen et al. 

32) Survival rates in elderly patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease 2023:16 131–141

Bach Nguyen et al.

33) Associated factors with Premenstrual syndrome and Premenstrual dysphoric disorder among female medical students: A cross-sectional study

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278702 January 26, 2023

Vy Dinh Trieu Ngo et al.

34) Validity of Machine Learning in Detecting Complicated Appendicitis in a Resource-Limited Setting: Findings from Vietnam

Hindawi. BioMed Research International
Volume 2023, Article ID 5013812.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5013812

Tuong-Anh Phan-Mai et al.

35) Disparity in stroke outcomes in a multicenter prospective stroke registry in Vietnam

International Journal of Stroke 1–10, © 2023 World Stroke Organization
sagepub.com/journals-permissions. DOI: 10.1177/17474930231177893

Mai Duy Ton et al.

36) Cardiac metastasis mimicking STEMI—impact of point-of-careultrasound on clinical decision-making: A case report

Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 10:1098154. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1098154

Anh Ngoc Le et al. 

37) Sex Differences in Clustering Unhealthy Lifestyles Among Survivors of COVID-19- Latent Class Analysis (2)

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e50189) doi: 10.2196/50189

Tuyen Van Duong et al.

38) Magnitude, Patterns, and Associated Predictors of Cardiovascular Events in Tetanus: A 2-Year, Single-Center, Ambidirectional Cohort Study Involving 572 Patients

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2023, ofad473, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad473

Minh Cuong Duong et al.

39) Altered skin microbiome, inflammation, and JAKSTAT signaling in Southeast Asian ichthyosis patients

Human Genomics (2024) 18:38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-024-00603-x

Chi‑Bao Bui et al.

40) Denatured collagen inhibits neuroblastoma tumor-sphere migration and growth via the LOX/LOXL2-FAK signaling pathway

Journal of Thermal Biology 115 (2023) 103624

Kha Dong To et al

 

Scientific Committee

Distinguished Professor Tuan Van Nguyen, Australia (Chair)

Professor Anh-Tuan Dinh-Xuan, France

Professor Liem-Binh Luong Nguyen, France

Emeritus Professor Nu Viet Vu, Switzerland

Emeritus Professor Ezio Giacobini, Switzerland

Professor Uyen Do Huynh, Switzerland

Dr. Vincent Vinh-Hung, France

Emeritus Professor Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl, Switzerland

Dr. Quan-Vinh Nguyen, Switzerland