Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Professor Ric Price is an infectious disease and general physician on the staff at the Royal Darwin Hospital. He holds a dual academic affiliation as professor of global health at the Menzies School of Health Research and professor of tropical medicine at the Centre of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.
His translational research program focuses on improving the diagnosis and management of multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections through a research agenda that spans clinical studies, epidemiology, health economics, pathophysiology, immunology, in vitro studies and molecular biology.
He is currently leading multicentred clinical trials in more than seven malaria endemic countries to optimise the use of primaquine for the radical cure of vivax malaria.
Professor Price chairs the clinical module of the World Wide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) and the Vivax Working Group of the Asia-Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Ric Price is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Projects
- 20 Finished
-
Accelerating progress towards malaria eradication: working across global, regional and national levels, and through operational research, to shrink the malaria map
Price, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/08/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
-
Age and species-related regulation of host inflammatory responses in falciparum and vivax malaria
Minigo, G. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Anstey, N. (Associate Investigator), Engwerda, C. (Associate Investigator), Price, R. (Associate Investigator) & Woodberry, T. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/12 → 30/09/16
Project: Research
-
A randomised controlled trial of L-arginine and/or vitamin D to improve outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis
Ralph, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Anstey, N. (Associate Investigator), Eisman, J. (Associate Investigator), Kelly, P. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Lumb, R. (Associate Investigator), Price, R. (Associate Investigator), Salome, C. (Associate Investigator), Stone, M. (Associate Investigator), Kenangalem, E. (Chief Investigator C), Maguire, G. P. (Chief Investigator D), Bastian, I. (Chief Investigator E), Morris, P. (Chief Investigator E), Sandjaja (Chief Investigator E) & Murphy, A. (Project Manager)
1/01/10 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
-
Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN)
Price, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
30/11/09 → 30/12/15
Project: Research
-
Check confidentiality clause in contract before disclosing - Ministry of Health Twinning Partnership for health research and development support service.
Anstey, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Andrews, R. (Associate Investigator), Bailie, R. S. (Associate Investigator), Belton, S. (Associate Investigator), Carapetis, J. (Associate Investigator), Clark, L. (Associate Investigator), Deen, J. (Associate Investigator), Ferriera, D. (Associate Investigator), Grieve, H. (Associate Investigator), Joshi, V. (Associate Investigator), Liberato, S. (Associate Investigator), MULHOLLAND, E. (Associate Investigator), Moon, S. (Associate Investigator), Nixon, M. (Associate Investigator), Price, R. (Associate Investigator), Scarlett, M. (Associate Investigator), Skull, S. A. (Associate Investigator), Soares, A. I. D. F. S. (Associate Investigator) & Von Seidlein, L. (Associate Investigator)
13/04/11 → 13/04/16
Project: Research
-
DFAT application: Strengthening regional research collaboration in the prevention and containment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria
Anstey, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Graham, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Hiasihri, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ibrahim, M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Jagoe, G. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), John, L. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kenangalem, E. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Majumdar, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Noviyanti, R. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Richards, J. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Satyagraha, A. W. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Ralph, A. (Chief Investigator C), Tootle, M. (Chief Investigator D), Mahendradhata, Y. (Chief Investigator E), Price, R. (Chief Investigator F), Poespoprodjo, J. (Chief Investigator G), William, T. (Chief Investigator H), Bailie, R. S. (Chief Investigator I) & Triasih, R. (Chief Investigator J)
1/10/16 → 30/03/19
Project: Research
-
Endothelial dysfunction as a therapeutic target in severe malaria
Anstey, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Celermajer, D. (Associate Investigator), Price, R. (Associate Investigator), Yeo, T. W. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Duffull, S. (Chief Investigator C), Lampah, D. (Chief Investigator D), Kenangalem, E. (Chief Investigator E) & Demortier, H. (Project Manager)
1/01/10 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
-
Beyond malaria: can intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine reduce the number of small vulnerable newborns globally?
Unger, H. W., Ataide, R., Roh, M. E., Rahman, A., Price, R. N., van Eijk, A. M., Dorsey, G., Ter Kuile, F. O. & Rogerson, S. J., Jan 2026, In: The Lancet. Global health. 14, 1, p. 157-163 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure) -
Chronic Malaria Is Associated With Trauma-related Splenic Rupture Requiring Splenectomy
Shanti, P. A. I., Alexander, K., Candrawati, F., Andries, B., Kambuaya, N. N., Rini, H., Amelia, A. R., Puspitasari, A. M., Amalia, R., Rahmayenti, D. A., Leonardo, L., Prayoga, P., Trianty, L., Pava, Z., Kenangalem, E., Auburn, S., Price, R. N., Laksanawati, I. S., Buffet, P. A. & Noviyanti, R. & 3 others, , Mar 2026, In: The Journal of infectious diseases. 233, 3, p. e740–e744 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Downloads (Pure) -
Clinical perspectives on hemoglobin measurement: The example of malaria radical cure
Chu, C. S., Brindle, E., Degaga, T. S., Duparc, S., Gerth-Guyette, E., Hsiang, M., Lacerda, M., Thriemer, K., Noviyanti, R., Pereira, D., Price, R., Robinson, L. J., Vidal-Cardenas, E., Yilma, D., Domingo, G. J. & Zobrist, S., Jun 2026, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 6, 6 June, p. 1-7 7 p., e0006614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure) -
Comparison of CD4 T-Cell Response in Plasmodium falciparum and vivax Malaria
Nalubega, M., Soon, M. S. F., Andrew, D., Ortega-Pajares, A., Canning, J., Dooley, N., Loughland, J. R., Engwerda, C., Kenangalem, E., Price, R. N., Minigo, G., Anstey, N. M., Oyong, D. A. & Boyle, M. J., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 233, 4, p. e891-e901 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure) -
Dissemination of EFFORT trial results in Indonesia: a stakeholder meeting report on tafenoquine and primaquine for radical cure of Plasmodium vivax
Pasaribu, A. P., Jimanto, V., Ainur, F., Saragih, N. R., Hadi, H., Siagian, D. S. P., Sinaga, B. J., Satyagraha, A. W., Laihad, F. J., Diptyanusa, A., Ubra, R. R., Tekege, O., Darmayanti, L., Herdiana, H., Adella, J., Mannion, K., Curry, E., Poespoprodjo, J. R., Kenangalem, E. & Burdam, F. H. & 19 others, , May 2026, In: Malaria Journal. 25, 1, p. 1-6 6 p., 227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure) -
Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial
Degaga, T. S., Pasaribu, A. P., Tripura, R., Ghanchi, N., Rajasekhar, M., Adhikari, B., Ley, B., Bamboro, S. A., Jabbar, F. A., Hasibuan, N., Tego, T. T., Zehra, S., Qurashi, B., Mnjala, H., Lee, G., Li, P., Kazi, A. M., Safitri, W., Yulita, Y. & Siagian, D. S. P. & 43 others, , Jun 2026, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 26, 6, p. 614-626 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Effect of higher dose primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Indonesia: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Fadilah, I., Watson, J. A., Pasaribu, A. P., Sutanto, I., Nelwan, E. J., Lidia, K., Rajasekhar, M., Elyazar, I. R., Taylor, W. R., Thriemer, K., Day, N. P., Poespoprodjo, J. R., Simpson, J. A., Price, R. N., Baird, J. K. & Commons, R. J., Jun 2026, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 72, p. 1-14 14 p., 101908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Press/Media
-
Study suggests immature red blood cells in spleen are targeted for invasion by P. vivax — ScienceDaily
Minigo, G., Price, R. N., Kho, S. & Anstey, N.
2/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research