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Lorenz von Seidlein awarded RSTMH medal for outstanding work in tropical health

Awards & Appointments MORU Bangkok

On 10 Oct in London, the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) awarded MORU’s Prof Lorenz von Seidlein (centre) the Donald Mackay Medal for outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics.

MODRA Workshop Empowers Early-Career Scientists to Secure Competitive Research Grants

MORU Bangkok

The MORU-OUCRU Discovery Research Academy (MODRA) recently concluded its inaugural workshop in Bangkok. This intensive five-day programme equipped 15 promising postdoctoral researchers with the skills required to complete a high-quality seed proposal.

New study to support WHO guideline changes

MORU Bangkok

A new study which will help inform World Health Organization guidelines for treating children with Plasmodium vivax malaria has found that giving children higher doses of primaquine substantially reduced recurrences of malaria.

FORESFA collaborators discuss organised crime groups, AI and public health impact of SF medicines at annual meeting

MORU Bangkok

From 4-6 Sept, nearly 40 Forensic Epidemiology and impact of Substandard and Falsified Antimicrobials (FORESFA) project collaborators from 10 different countries met at Jesus College, Oxford, to share updates and make final year plans.

Hydroxychloroquine provides moderate COVID-19 prevention, large clinical trial shows

MORU Bangkok

Four years after being derailed by scientific fraud and politicised science in the first year of the pandemic, COPCOV, the world’s largest COVID-19 chemoprevention study, finally published results today that showed that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) does have a moderate benefit in preventing COVID-19.

MORU researchers awarded full Oxford professorships

Awards & Appointments MORU Bangkok

We are delighted to announce that four MORU Tropical Health Network researchers were among 10 NDM researchers recently awarded the title of Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, and contribution to teaching and to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, in the most recent recognition of distinction process.

Scientists develop new method to detect fake vaccines

MORU Bangkok

A team from the University of Oxford and MORU have developed a first of its kind mass spectrometry method for vaccine authenticity screening using machine learning. The method repurposes clinical mass spectrometers already present in hospitals worldwide, making the approach feasible for global supply chain monitoring. The discovery offers an effective solution to the rise in substandard and counterfeit vaccines threatening public health.

Visit MalariaWorld

MORU Bangkok Public Engagement SMRU

The Malariaworld exhibition was developed in conjunction with World Malaria Day 2024 to raise awareness of malaria and malaria research, and to highlight some of our contributions to malaria research. You can now visit our virtual exhibition!

Immediate policy changes urgently needed as drug-resistant malaria spreads in East Africa

MORU Bangkok

The efficacy of artemisinin derivatives, the cornerstone of current treatments for malaria, is being compromised in Africa where over 1,000 children are estimated to die each day from the disease. The spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites across East Africa and beyond could result in millions more deaths without immediate health policy changes, warn experts in a paper published in Science.

The MORU – OUCRU Discovery Research Academy Announces its First Cohort

MORU Bangkok

The MORU – OUCRU Discovery Research Academy (MODRA) is thrilled to announce the selection of its first cohort of the programme. The MORU – OUCRU Discovery Research Academy (MODRA), funded by Wellcome, is a collaborative initiative by the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) and the Madihol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) to nurture the next generation of scientific leaders in low- and middle-income (LMICs) countries of South Asia.

Study details major global impact of herpes infections

MORU Bangkok

Genital herpes infections and their related complications lead to billions of dollars in health care expenditures and productivity losses globally, say researchers who calculated the first-ever global estimates of the economic costs of these conditions.

MORU researchers awarded OBEs in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List

Awards & Appointments COMRU

The King's Birthday Honours 2024 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK, including two researchers from MORU who have both been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Children’s Health in Cambodia and Thailand.

PLATCOV researchers find dramatic acceleration of SARS CoV2 viral clearance rates since Sept 2021

MORU Bangkok

Running continuously since Sept 2021, the PLATCOV trial has randomised over 1700 patients presenting with COVID19 infections. Work by PLATCOV’s Dr Phrutsamon Wongnak published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases has shown that rates of oropharyngeal viral clearance have accelerated dramatically since the trial started: A SARS CoV2 viral clearance half-life in untreated patients of around 16 hours In Sept 2021 had reduced to around 9 hours by Oct 2023. The results highlight the importance of pharmacometric platform trials like PLATCOV, so that we are prepared for the next pandemic.

Pan made Associate Professor at Oxford

Awards & Appointments MORU Bangkok

In April 2024, the Head of MAEMOD, Wirichada (Pan) Pan-ngum was awarded the title of Associate Professor at the University of Oxford in recognition of her contributions to research, teaching and administration/citizenship at Oxford and beyond. Please join us in extending your heartiest congratulations to Pan for this significant honour and recognition of academic achievement. Well done, Pan!

Experts join forces to improve screening devices to detect substandard and falsified medicines

MORU Bangkok

Experts from across the globe joined forces to discuss how screening technologies can be improved so they can be more widely used to detect substandard and falsified medical products.

Significant global variation in national COVID-19 treatment guidelines

MORU Bangkok

A new study, led by researchers at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) and the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) at NDM, found that a large number of national guidelines recommend at least one treatment proven not to work.

Interview with Diagnostics in Tropical and Infectious Diseases(DiTi) award recipient Dr Christopher Chew

MORU Bangkok

Global Health research at the University of Oxford and its partners is broad reaching, bringing significant impact across all academic disciplines of medicine, the physical and life sciences, social sciences and humanities. The Diagnostics in Tropical and Infectious Disease (DiTi) award, run by the Translational Research Office, aims to strengthen the long-term partnership between Oxford University and Mahidol University by establishing partnerships and supporting collaborative projects to develop diagnostic devices for tropical and infectious diseases, with the goal of driving more translational research initiatives in global health. Read this interview from award winner Dr Chris Chew.

Geospatial modelling study highlights Indian regions with treatment-resistant malaria parasites

MORU Bangkok

An updated systematic search and review of published information from over 4,000 malaria samples has identified areas in central, eastern and north-eastern India where treatment-resistant malaria parasites could be more prevalent.

Rapid diagnostic test offers cost-effective solutions for non-malarial febrile illness

MORU Bangkok

New research by the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, explores the potential benefits of a presumptive lateral flow rapid diagnostic test in managing acute non-malarial febrile illness (NMFI) patient care in rural areas of Southeast Asia.

New rapid test for melioidosis could diagnose patients in hours, and help save lives across Asia and the tropics

MORU Bangkok

Researchers have found that a new test using a CRISPR-Cas12a system (CRISPR-BP34) diagnosed patients with melioidosis, an often-fatal tropical disease caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, within hours, rather than days as in current bacterial culture methods, so patients could receive the correct, life-saving antibiotics faster.

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