Professor
Nicholas
White
Professor of Tropical Medicine
Nick White is a Professor of Tropical Medicine at Mahidol University Thailand and at the University of Oxford, and a consultant physician in acute general medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. He was Chair of the WWARN Board until 2016, and remains a member of the IDDO Board.
He also co-chaired the World Health Organization antimalarial treatment guidelines committee and the WHO Global Malaria Programme case management cluster. Prof White has served on the editorial advisory boards of international journals including The Lancet and PLoS Medicine. He has contributed to over 1000 peer reviewed scientific publications and has written over 50 book chapters.
Nick White began his work in Thailand in 1980 with the Wellcome Trust Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, a collaborative research programme between Mahidol and Oxford Universities. In 1986 he was appointed as Director of the Thailand Unit, and more recently Chair of the Wellcome Trust SE Asian Tropical Medicine Research Programmes.
Nick White’s contribution to tropical medicine and global health was recognised with a UK Knighthood in 2017. His research interests include the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of malaria, melioidosis, typhoid, leptospirosis, dengue, haemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis and tuberculosis.
All Publications
Characterization of solid counterfeit drug samples by desorption electrospray ionization and direct-analysis-in-real-time coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Fernández, F., Cody, R., Green, M., Hampton, C., McGready, R., Sengaloundeth, S., White, N., & Newton, P. (2006). ChemMedChem, 1(7), 702-705.
Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia - will Africa be next?
Newton, P., McGready, R., Fernandez, F., Green, Sunjio, M., Bruneton, C., Phanouvong, S., Millet, P., Whitty, C., Talisuna, A., Proux, S., Christophel, E., Malenga, G., Singhasivanon, P., Bojang, K., Kaur, H., Palmer, K., Day, N., Greenwood, B., … White, N. (2006). PLoS Medicine, 3(6), e197.
Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos.
Phongmany, S., Rolain, J.-M., Phetsouvanh, R., Blacksell, S., Soukkhaseum, V., Rasachack, B., Phiasakha, K., Soukkhaseum, S., Frichithavong, K., Chu, V., Keolouangkhot, V., Martinez-Aussel, B., Chang, K., Darasavath, C., Rattanavong, O., Sisouphone, S., Mayxay, M., Vidamaly, S., Parola, P., … Newton, P. (2006). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12(2), 256-262.
Early treatment failure in severe malaria resulting from abnormally low plasma quinine concentrations.
Newton, P., Ward, S., Angus, B., Chierakul, W., Dondorp, A., Ruangveerayuth, R., Silamut, K., Teerapong, P., Suputtamongkol, Y., Looareesuwan, S., & White, N. (2006). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(2), 184-186.
Erratum: Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia - Will Africa be next? (PLoS Medicine 3,6 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030197)
Newton, P., McGready, R., Fernandez, F., Green, Sunjio, M., Bruneton, C., Phanouvong, S., Millet, P., Whitty, C., Talisuna, A., Proux, S., Christophel, E., Malenga, G., Singhasivanon, P., Bojang, K., Kaur, H., Palmer, K., Day, N., Greenwood, B., … White, N. (2006). PLoS Medicine, 3(8), article:1439 - 1439.
Misattribution of central nervous system dysfunction to artesunate.
Newton, P., Day, N., & White, N. (2005). Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 41(11), 1687-1688.
Misattribution of central nervous system dysfunction to artesunate [4] (multiple letters)
Newton, P., Day, N., White, N., Franco-Parades, C., Dismukes, R., Nicolls, D., & Kozarsky, P. (2005). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 41(11), 1687-1689.
Geographical distribution of selected and putatively neutral SNPs in Southeast Asian malaria parasites.
Anderson, T., Nair, S., Sudimack, D., Williams, J., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Guthmann, J.-P., Smithuis, F., Tran, T., van den Broek, I., White, N., & Nosten, F. (2005). Mol Biol Evol, 22(12), 2362-2374.
Correction: Estimation of the Total Parasite Biomass in Acute Falciparum Malaria from Plasma PfHRP2
Dondorp, A., Desakorn, V., Pongtavornpinyo, W., Sahassananda, D., Silamut, K., Chotivanich, K., Newton, P., Pitisuttithum, P., Smithyman, A., White, N., & Day, N. (2005). PLOS MEDICINE, 2(10), e390.
Two randomized controlled trials of ceftazidime alone versus ceftazidime in combination with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of severe melioidosis.
Chierakul, W., Anunnatsiri, S., Short, J., Maharjan, B., Mootsikapun, P., Simpson, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A., Stepniewska, K., Newton, P., Chaowagul, W., White, N., Peacock, S., Day, N., & Chetchotisakd, P. (2005). Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 41(8), 1105-1113.
Open-label randomized trial of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, doxycycline, and chloramphenicol compared with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline for maintenance therapy of melioidos
Chaowagul W, Chierakul W, Simpson AJ, Short, J., Stepniewska, K., Maharjan, B., Rajchanuvong, A., Busarawong, D., Limmathuroksakul, D., Cheng, A., Wuthiekanun, V., Newton, P., White, N., Day, N., & Peacock, S. (2005). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy., 49(10), 4020-4025.
Sporotrichosis, Plain of Jars, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Newton, P., Chung, W.-H., Phetsouvanh, R., & White, N. (2005). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(9), 1496-1497.
A randomized comparison of oral chloramphenicol versus ofloxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever in Laos.
Phongmany, S., Phetsouvanh, R., Sisouphone, S., Darasavath, C., Vongphachane, P., Rattanavong, O., Mayxay, M., Ramsay, A., Blacksell, S., Thammavong, C., Syhavong, B., White, N., & Newton, P. (2005). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99(6), 451-458.
The global threat of counterfeit drugs: why industry and governments must communicate the dangers.
Cockburn, R., Newton, P., Agyarko, E., Akunyili, D., & White, N. (2005). PLoS Medicine, 2(4), e100.
Pharmacokinetics of Oral Doxycycline during Combination Treatment of Severe Falciparum Malaria
Newton, P., Chaulet, J.-F., Brockman, A., Chierakul, W., Dondorp, A., Ruangveerayuth, R., Looareesuwan, S., Mounier, C., & White, N. (2005). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 49(4), 1622-1625.
Rickettsial infections are common causes of fever amongst adults in the Lao PDR
Newton, P., Phongmany, S., Rolain, J., Phetsouvanh, R., Blacksell, S., Soukkhaserm, V., Rasachack, B., Phiasakha, K., Soukkhaserm, S., Frichithavong, K., Chur, V., Keolouangkhot, V., Martinez-Aussel, B., Chang, K., Darasavath, C., Rattanavong, O., Sisouphone, S., Mayxay, M., Vidamaly, S., … White, N. (2005). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 73(6), 223-223.
Estimation of the total parasite biomass in acute falciparum malaria from plasma PfHRP2
Dondorp, A., Desakorn, V., Pongtavornpinyo, W., Sahassananda, D., Silamut, K., Chotivanich, K., Newton, P., Pitisuttithum, P., Smithyman, A., White, N., Day, N., & White, N. (2005). PLoS Medicine, 2(8).
Fake antimalarials in Southeast Asia are a major impediment to malaria control: multinational cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of fake antimalarials.
Dondorp, A., Newton, P., Mayxay, M., Van Damme, W., Smithuis, F., Yeung, S., Petit, A., Lynam, A., Johnson, A., Hien, T., McGready, R., Farrar, J., Looareesuwan, S., Day, N., Green, M., & White, N. (2004). Trop Med Int Health, 9(12), 1241-1246.
Platelets and Blood Coagulation in Human Malaria
Newton, P., Essien, E., & White, N. (2004). In Malaria (pp. 249-276). World Scientific Publishing.
Mixed-species malaria infections in humans
Mayxay, M., Pukrittayakamee, S., Newton, P., & White, N. (2004). Trends in Parasitology, 20(5), 233-240.
Reply
Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Khanthavong, M., Tiengkham, P., Phetsouvanh, R., Phompida, S., Brockman, A., & White, N. (2004). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 38(8), 1193-1194.
In vitro efficacy of antimalarial drugs against Plasmodium vivax on the western border of Thailand.
Chotivanich, K., Udomsangpetch, R., Chierakul, W., Newton, P., Ruangveerayuth, R., Pukrittayakamee, S., Looareesuwan, S., & White, N. (2004). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70(4), 395-397.
Platelet-induced autoagglutination of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells and disease severity in Thailand.
Chotivanich, K., Sritabal, J., Udomsangpetch, R., Newton, P., Stepniewska, K., Ruangveerayuth, R., Looareesuwan, S., Roberts, D., & White, N. (2004). J Infect Dis, 189(6), 1052-1055.
Short communication: An assessment of the use of malaria rapid tests by village health volunteers in rural Laos.
Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Yeung, S., Pongvongsa, T., Phompida, S., Phetsouvanh, R., & White, N. (2004). Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH, 9(3), 325-329.
Treatment response in Lao children with P-FalcimparumMalaria
Mayxay, M., Khanthavong, M., Tiengkham, P., Phompida, S., Phetsouvanh, R., Brockman, A., Newton, P., & White, N. (2004). PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 55(4), 280A - 280A.