Dr Bipin Adhikari is a medical doctor and social scientist with the University of Oxford, based at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok. Originally from Nepal, he has worked in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Tanzania, and Nepal, examining how communities and health systems respond to infectious diseases, research interventions, and antimicrobial resistance. He completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford on community engagement for malaria elimination in Laos. His research explores the social, ethical, and policy dimensions of global-health interventions through qualitative approaches. He also mentors early-career researchers across Asia, supporting regional social-science capacity in global health.