Personal profile
Research overview
Dr Sloan is an academic Infectious Diseases clinician, leading his own independent research group at the University of St Andrews. He has worked in both high and low income countries, accruing extensive experience in the management of infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), and continues to have extensive collaborative links with partners around the world. His research funding comes from external sources including the Wellcome Trust, UKRI / MRC (UK) and the Europe and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP).
In additional to his role at the University of St Andrews, he works with Radboudumc in The Netherlands as international co-ordinator of UNITE4TB, a large public-private partnership consortium working to develop new treatments for TB, with 30 partner institutions and clinical trials sites 13 countries on 3 continents.
He has supervised 8 successful PhD students, and has five PhD students under current supervision.
Dr Sloan is also a practicing physician in NHS Fife, and has an interest in the acute management of infectious disease outbreaks and has supported humanitarian responses to Ebola Virus Disease (Sierra Leone, 2015 and preparedness deployments to Rwanda in 2018 and 2019), diphtheria (displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh, 2018), HIV (Ukraine, 2022), and cholera (Malawi, 2023). He is the UK-Med and UK Emegency Medical Team technical referent for Infectious Diseases.
Research overview
|
Year |
My role |
Funding source |
|
|
2016-2019 |
Co-investigator |
EDCTP HIV/TB diagnostics; a one-stop shop for the same day diagnosis and management of TB and HIV |
|
|
2015-2018 |
Supervisor/ Advisor |
Commonwealth PhD Scholarship/ Epistem Optimizing the Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) among HIV Patients in a high TB and HIV burden setting (student: Rotimi Owolabi) |
|
|
2015-2018 |
Primary Supervisor |
Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellowship awarded to Dr Andrew McCallum |
|
|
2015-2017 |
Principal Investigator |
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Effect of MIC distribution on clinical PK-PD modelling to predict treatment outcome in pulmonary TB patients from Blantyre, Malawi |
|
|
2015-2017 |
Principal Investigator |
Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund Grant to LSTM Drug resistance in TB: Microbiological & pharmacological variability influencing outcomes |
|
|
2015-2017 |
Co-investigator |
Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund Grant to LSTM Rational development of an optimal treatment regimen for isoniazid mono-resistant TB |
|
|
2010-2012 |
Co-investigator & collaborator |
Wellcome Trust Masters Training Fellowship awarded to Mr David Mzinza |
|
|
2008-2012 |
Principal Investigator |
Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellowship |
|
|
2008 |
Principal Investigator |
LSTM Equipment Grant (Awarded to set up a mycobacterial liquid culture facility in BSL3 laboratory) |
|
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Medicine, PhD in Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool
1 Sept 2010 → 30 Jun 2013
Award Date: 30 Jun 2013
Master in Science, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practive, University of Chester
1 Sept 2007 → 30 Jun 2008
Award Date: 30 Jun 2008
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM &H), University of Liverpool
Award Date: 30 Jun 2004
MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow
Award Date: 1 Mar 2003
Bachelor of Medicine, Distinction candidate in Medical Jurisprudence, University of Glasgow
1 Sept 1999 → 30 Jun 2000
Award Date: 30 Jun 2000
Bachelor of Science, Immunology, University of Glasgow
1 Sept 1994 → 30 Jun 1998
Award Date: 30 Jun 1998
External positions
Honorary Senior Lecturer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Institute of Global Health, University of Liverpool
31 Jan 2016 → …
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
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
A pragmatic trial with an optimized dose of rifampicin and moxifloxacin for the treatment of drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis: a study protocol for open-label, randomized phase III trial (OptiRiMoxTB)
Mlyuka, H. J., Liyoyo, A., Nyaulingo, B., Mpolya, E., Kaswaga, O. L., Semvua, H., Lwambura, S., McHugh, T. D., Wildner, L., Sabiiti, W., Adegbite, B. R., Nliwasa, M., Khosa, C., Mbelele, P., Mbeya, B., Jeremiah, K., Boeree, M. J., Gillespie, S. H., Sloan, D. J. & Mpagama, S. G. & 1 others, , 25 Feb 2026, In: Trials. 27, p. 1-14 14 p., 182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Adverse drug reactions, particularly liver disorders, drive interruptions in anti‐tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective cohort study
Dixon, E. G., Biraua, E., Brencsēns, E., Pašuks, V., Riekstina, V., Šperberga, A., Muckian, M. D., Dear, J. W., Kuksa, L., Sloan, D. J. & Stagg, H. R., 11 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Early View, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Analysis of time-to-positivity data in tuberculosis treatment studies: Identifying a new limit of quantification
Dufault, S. M., Davies, G. R., Svensson, E. M., Sloan, D. J., McCallum, A. D., Patel, A., Van Brantegem, P., Denti, P. & Phillips, P. P. J., Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 65, 2, p. 1-7 7 p., 107404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
A programmatic assessment of dolutegravir adverse events and discontinuations in Uganda
Laker Odongpiny, E. A., Nicol, M., Katana, E., Owori, J., Buzibye, A., Sedan, K., Kesby, M., Holden, M., Owarwo, N., Meya, D., Castelnuovo, B., Sloan, D. J. & Sekaggya, C., 24 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV Medicine. Early View, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Cardiac safety of bedaquiline, delamanid and moxifloxacin co-administered with or without varying doses of sutezolid or delpazolid for the treatment of drug-susceptible TB
Koele, S. E., Stoycheva, K., Mtweve, C., Manyama, C., Mpagama, S., Mhimbira, F., Wallis, R., Ntinginya, N. E., Liyoyo, A., Huglin, B., Minja, L. T., Wagnerberger, L., Zumba, T., Noreña, I., Peter, D. D., Beattie, T., Makkan, H., Sloan, D. J., Te Brake, L. & Aarnoutse, R. E. & 9 others, , Aug 2025, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 80, 8, p. 2305-2313 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
-
Rapid Detection of Bacteraemia and Antimicrobial Susceptibility using a Scattered Light Integrated Collection (SLIC) Device (thesis data)
Falconer, K. (Creator), Gillespie, S. H. (Supervisor) & Sloan, D. J. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 4 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.17630/b3a86278-d70d-46b8-9a51-1fbe28eb923e
Dataset: Thesis dataset
File -
Developing a novel molecular bacterial load assay to improve clinical management of Mycobacterium abscessus infections (thesis data)
Alferes De Lima, D. (Creator), Gillespie, S. H. (Supervisor) & Sloan, D. J. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 6 Apr 2022
DOI: 10.17630/e3b3b595-f58e-4b27-88b5-1549db9dc10d
Dataset: Thesis dataset
File -
Characterization of DNA methylation in Malawian Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates (dataset)
Sloan, D. J. (Creator), European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), 2021
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/PRJEB28592
Dataset
-
Extracting and classifying salient fields of view from microscopy slides of tuberculosis bacteria (dataset)
Zachariou, M. (Creator), Arandelovic, O. (Creator), Dombay, E. (Creator), Sabiiti, W. (Creator), Mtafya, B. A. (Creator) & Sloan, D. J. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 2022
DOI: 10.17630/f8989056-15ed-4fd9-81f5-69f098a39ca1
Dataset
File -
Localization and phenotyping of tuberculosis bacteria using a combination of deep learning and SVMs (dataset)
Zachariou, M. (Creator), Arandelovic, O. (Creator), Dombay, E. (Creator), Sabiiti, W. (Creator), Mtafya, B. A. (Creator), Ntinginya, N. (Creator) & Sloan, D. J. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 29 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.17630/a4ccdb1a-53ea-4fb9-9fd2-807bfd2da05d
Dataset
File
Projects
- 11 Finished
-
Impacting antibiotic dispensing: Impacting antibiotic dispensing in Tanzania: going beyond stricter enforcement of regulations to improved antibiotic stewardship through participatory citizen science
Kesby, M. (PI), Fredricks, K. (CoI), Holden, M. (CoI), Keenan, K. (CoI), Sabiiti, W. (CoI), Sandeman, A. (CoI) & Sloan, D. (CoI)
1/05/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Standard
-
Unite4TB H2020: Unite4TB: Academia and industry united innovation and treatment for tuberculosis
Gillespie, S. (PI), Sabiiti, W. (CoI) & Sloan, D. (CoI)
European Commission Joint Research Centre
1/06/21 → 1/05/25
Project: Standard
-
CARE: COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resista: CARE: COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance in East Africa - Impact and Response
Holden, M. (PI), Sabiiti, W. (CoI) & Sloan, D. (CoI)
13/11/20 → 12/05/22
Project: Standard
-
SFC GCRF Award - July20: Tuberculosis in the time of COVID-19: Improving safety in healthcare facilities
Sloan, D. (PI) & Cevik, M. (CoI)
1/08/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Standard
-
Prizes
-
-
Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections Young Investigator Award
Sloan, D. J. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections Young Investigator Award
Sloan, D. J. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectous Diseases Travel Grant
Sloan, D. J. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
University of Cape Town Scholarship
Sloan, D. J. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)