Sivongxay studied in the former USSR for her undergraduate and Masters qualifications, before studying for a PhD at Khon Kaen University in Thailand, where she specialised in zooplankton.[1] She is a National Expert on zooplankton and works as part of the Ecological Health Monitoring initiative in the Lower Mekong basin.[1] From 2013 to 2017 she was a co-investigator on the project 'Biodiversity and conservation in the Lower Mekong: empowering female herpetologists through capacity building and regional networking'.[2] As the project lead in Laos, she led eighteen field expeditions to record amphibians in the region.[2]
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