Professor Eric Deharo holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy and a PhD in Parasitology. He recently has served as a Research Director and representative of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) in Laos. His work has focused on promoting biodiversity through its use in traditional medicine for neglected diseases, including the development of laboratory models for detecting bioactive compounds and diagnostic tools for tropical parasitic diseases. Throughout his career, he has worked in Bolivia, French Guiana, Peru, and Laos, where he established laboratories for experimental pharmacology at national universities. He has gained in-depth experience working within health contexts in the Global South. As an expert for various international organisations, he has participated in numerous scientific committees to define strategies for health programmes. He has authored over 130 articles in international journals and served as a peer reviewer for numerous scientific journals. Recognised with awards from the Altran Foundation and IRD, he led projects on animal self-medication, nutrition, biodiversity, and One Health initiatives in South Asia.

Virology

1. Bobouaka Bonguili, N.C., Mombo, I.M., Lenguiya, L.H., Lattaphasavang, V., Pabouriboune, P., Deharo, E., Fritz, M., Demboux, Lyelet, J.E., Elguero, E., Koukouikila-Koussounda, F., Mayengue, P.I., Leroy, E.M., Niama, R.F., & Locatelli, S. (2025) Etiology and Epidemiology of respiratory infections in community-based influenza-like illness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Int J Infect Dis.   25:108079. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108079.
2. Phrasisombath, K., Kubota, S., Elliott, E. M., Horiuchi, S., Ounaphom, P., Phimmachak, L., Souksavanh, O., Vongsouvanh, P., Robinson, D. R., Channavong, S., Deharo, E., Seal, W. R. E., Lo, Y. R. J., & Phoummalaysith, B. (2024). Reaching the unreached through building trust : A mixed-method study on COVID-19 vaccination in rural Lao PDR. BMJ Global Health, 9, e014680 [13 p.]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014680.
3. Sitbounlang, P., Deharo, E., Latthaphasavang, V., Marchio, A., Soukhsakhone, C., Soinxay, V., Mayxay, M., Steenkeste, N., Vincelot, P., Bertani, S., Palamy, S., Paboriboune, P., & Pineau, P. (2022). Estimating the burden of hepatitis B virus infection in Laos between 2020 and 2021 : A cross-sectional seroprevalence survey. eClinicalMedicine, 52, 101582 [12 p.]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101582.

Social Sciences

1. Haenssgen, M. J., Angeloff, T., Herse, M. R., Auclair, E., Sunanlikanon, N., Xayavong, T., Dubost, J. M., Radavanh, S., Vongnalath, C., & Deharo, E. (2025). Workshop report : Everyday environmental heritage is key to unlocking the social dimensions of One Health. iScience, 28, 112358 [11 p.]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112358.
2. Ethnopharmacology
3. Dubost, J. M., Lamxay, V., Krief, S., Falshaw, M., Manithip, C., & Deharo, E. (2019). From plant selection by elephants to human and veterinary pharmacopeia of mahouts in Laos. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 244, article 112157 [12 p.]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112157. IF: 4.9
4. Deharo, E., Bourdy, G., Quenevo, C., Munoz, V., Ruiz, G., & Sauvain, M. (2001). A search for natural bioactive compounds in Bolivia through a multidisciplinary approach : Part 5. Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by the Tacana indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 77, 91 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00270-7.
5. Weniger, B., Robledo, S., Arango, G. J., Deharo, E., Aragon, R., Munoz, V., Callapa, J., Lobstein, A., & Anton, R. (2001). Antiprotozoal activities of Colombian plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 78, 193 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00346-4.

Environmental sciences

1. Honles, J., Clisson, C., Monge, C., Vasquez-Ocmin, P., Cerapio, J. P., Palamy, S., Casavilca-Zambrano, S., Herrera, J., Pineau, P., Deharo, E., Peynet, V., & Bertani, S. (2022). Exposure assessment of 170 pesticide ingredients and derivative metabolites in people from the Central Andes of Peru. Scientific Reports - Nature, 12, 13525 [15 ]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17772-1.
2. Cancer
3. Bertani, S., Pineau, P., Loli, S., Moura, J., Zimic, M., Deharo, E., & Ruiz, E. (2013). An atypical age-specific pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma in Peru : A threat for Andean populations. Plos One, 8, e67756. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067756

Malaria

1. Arias, M. H., Quiliano, M., Bourgeade-Delmas, S., Fabing, I., Chantal, I., Berthier, D., Minet, C., Eparvier, V., Sorres, J., Stien, D., Galiano, S., Aldana, I., Valentin, A., Garavito, G., & Deharo, E. (2020). Alsinol, an arylamino alcohol derivative active against Plasmodium, Babesia, Trypanosoma, and Leishmania : Past and new outcomes. Parasitology Research, 119, 3503 3515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06832-y.

Laboratory Models

1. Deharo, E., Garcia, R. N., Oporto, P., Gimenez, A., Sauvain, M., Jullian, V., & Ginsburg, H. (2002). A non-radiolabelled ferriprotoporphyrin 9 biomineralisation inhibition test for the high throughput screening of antimalarial compounds. Experimental Parasitology, 100, 252 256. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-4894(02)00027-9.