Professor Sir Nicholas White obituary in The Times: brilliant clinical scientist

Professor Sir Nicholas White was a pioneering tropical medicine specialist whose work transformed malaria treatment worldwide, as written in The Times. He championed artemisinin-based combination therapies and intravenous artesunate, saving millions of lives. As head of MORU, he built influential research networks across Asia and Africa, publishing over 1,300 papers and shaping global policy. Knighted and widely honoured, he remained active in research until his death in 2026, aged 74.