Andre Malerba

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Virus Hunters: The Washington Post

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Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Nationality: American

Biography: Andre is a fully accredited photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2016. From 2013-2016 he lived and worked in Myanmar exclusively, as the country struggled through the early days of democracy, and was awarded Magnum Photos 30 Under 30... MORE

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemach...iday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team talks to her colleague in an air tight PPE suit before working with an archival Covid-19 sample at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha&rsq...ailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s poses for a portrait outside of the Aor Por Ror building that houses the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemach...ailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team works with a blood sample at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team prepares vials of plasma at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

Dr. Thiravat Hemachud...iday, March 10, 2023.

Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s and two members of his team discuss data concerning the relationship between Covid-19 infections and the onset of Alzheimers disease at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team prepares samples of nucleic acid from rabid dog brains for next generation sequencing (NGS) at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team looks for stained autoantibodies while checking samples for autoimmune diseases at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team uses a QuantStudio 7 Flex, a machine that runs PCR tests in real time, to extract the nucleic acid from patients’ blood to look for viruses, at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

A member of Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s team uses an air shower in an air tight PPE suit before working with an archival Covid-19 sample at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 10, 2023.

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Virus Hunters: The Washington Post

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Updated Apr 2023

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A series of photos commissioned by The Washington Post helping to illustrate a longterm report on the risks of researching exotic viruses, and how that can lead to the next outbreak. The images show Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha and his team conducting their research at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infection Disease Healthy-Science Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

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