Dr. Chris Chiching TSANG | [DEV] Tung Wah University of Hong Kong

2023 - Early Career Researcher Award (2022/2023) , Tung Wah College
2020 - 30th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) Travel Grant, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (cancelled due to COVID-19)
2018 - Young ISHAM Travel Grant, The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology
2015 - Young ISHAM Scholarship, The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology
2015 - Travel Grant (student affiliate/AMSB), Society of Biology

Medical Laboratory Science
Microbiology, Virology & Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Cell and Molecular Biology Molecular Diagnostics
Human Physiology

Medical mycology
Emerging infectious diseases
Diagnostic microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Discovery & characterisation of novel pathogens

09/2025 – 08/2026 (Principal Investigator)
Epidemiologic surveillance of dengue virus using nucleic acid test (SRFP240007). School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. HK$50,000.
07/2025 – 06/2027 (Principal Investigator)
Diversity and antifungal susceptibility of yeast species isolated from bird droppings in Hong Kong: A one health perspective (CRFP240004). College Research Grant, Tung Wah College. HK$150,000.
08/2023 – 08/2026 (Co-Applicant)
Circulating small RNA-based diagnostics for differentiation of Candida species in candidemia (22210432). Health and Medical Research Fund, Health Bureau. HK$1,200,000.
11/2022 – 10/2023 (Principal Investigator)
Screening of Candida auris from fomites, food and environment (2021-02-52-SRG210202). School Research Grant, Tung Wah College. HK$50,000.
09/2022 – 08/2025 (Co-Investigator)
Mechanistic study of the modulation of antifungal susceptibility by Candida auris extracellular vesicles (15100322). General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. HK$1,180,218.
10/2021 – 11/2023 (Co-Applicant)
Novel small RNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2 (20190612). Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau. HK$1,149,160.
01/2021 – 12/2023 (Co-Applicant)
Development of a next-generation rapid diagnostic test for circulating enteroviruses in Hong Kong (CID-HKU1-1). Commissioned Research on Control of Infectious Diseases (Phase IV), Food and Health Bureau. HK$1,800,000.
07/2020 – 06/2023 (Co-Investigator)
Elucidating the molecular pathogenesis and mechanism of hypervirulence in virus-infected Talaromyces marneffei (17117120). General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. HK$1,195,482.
04/2019 – 03/2022 (Co-Investigator)
Diagnosing fungal infections by artificial intelligence (MRP/026/18). Midstream Research Programme for Universities, Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission. HK$3,499,997.45.
01/2019 – 12/2021 (Co-Investigator)
Mechanistic study on the pathogenesis of Talaromyces marneffei conidial interaction with human bronchial epithelial cells (17104318). General Research Fund, Research Grants Council. HK$971,811.

Lee Z-J, Tsang C-C, Wang C-S, Hsiao Y, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2025. Differential knowledge of free and subscribed chatbots on Aspergillus fumigatus, a mold of global importance, and Talaromyces marneffei, a thermally dimorphic fungus associated with tropical infections in Southeast Asia. eMicrobe. 1:3.
Tsang C-C*, Zhao C*, Liu Y*, Lin KPK*, Tang JYM, Cheng K-O, Chow FWN, Yao W, Chan K-F, Poon SNL, Wong KYC, Zhou L, Mak OTN, Lee JCY, Zhao S, Ngan AHY, Wu AKL, Fung KSC, Que T-L, Teng JLL, Schnieders D, Yiu S-M, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2025. Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study. Emerg. Microbes Infect. 14:2434573.
Wong Y-N, Hau P-T, Chau ECT, Ng L-C, Murillo M, Fung J, Po W-W, Yu RCW, Kam MKT, Tam EWT, Tsang C-C#, Chow FWN#. 2024. Enhanced specificity in colorimetric LAMP assay for Sarocladium kiliense detection using a combination of two additives. J. Fungi. 10:857.\
Hau P-T, Shiu A, Tam EWT, Chau ECT, Murillo M, Humer E, Po W-W, Yu RCW, Fung J, Seto S-W, Tsang C-C#, Chow FWN#. 2024. Diversity and antifungal susceptibilities of yeasts from mangroves in Hong Kong, China—a one health aspect. J. Fungi. 10:728.
Xing F, Deng C, Zou S, Tsang C-C, Lo SKF, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2024. Emergence and rapid diagnosis of Talaromyces marneffei infections in renal transplant recipients by next-generation sequencing. Mycopathologia. 189:91.
Wang C-S, Hsiao Y, Tsou C-H, Tsang C-C, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2024. Chatbots are just as good as professors in both factual recall and clinical scenario analysis: Emergence of a new tool in clinical microbiology and infectious disease. J. Infect. 89:106274.
Xing F, Deng C, Luo Z, Zou S, Liu M, Ye H, Sun L, Tsang C-C, Lo SKF, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2024. Rapid diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and respiratory tract colonization by next-generation sequencing. Mycopathologia. 189:38.
Tan Y-P, Tsang C-C, Chan K-F, Fung S-L, Kok K-H, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2023. Differential innate immune responses of human macrophages and bronchial epithelial cells against Talaromyces marneffei. mSphere. 8:e0025822.
Chan W*, Chow FWN*, Tsang C-C*, Liu X, Yao W, Chan TTY, Siu GKH, Ho AYM, Luk KS, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2022. Induction of amphotericin B resistance in susceptible Candida auris by extracellular vesicles. Emerg. Microbes Infect. 11:1900–1909.
Tsang C-C, Teng JLL, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2021. Rapid genomic diagnosis of fungal infections in the age of next-generation sequencing. J Fungi. 7:636.
Tsang C-C*, Chan K-F*, Chan W, Chan JFW, Au-Yeung RKH, Ngan AHY, Lin KPK, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2021. Hepatic phaeohyphomycosis due to a novel dematiaceous fungus, Pleurostoma hongkongense sp. nov., and importance of antifungal susceptibility testing. Emerg. Microbes Infect. 10:81–96.
Tsang C-C*, Tang JYM*, Ye H, Xing F, Lo SKF, Xiao C, Han L, Wu AKL, Ngan AHY, Law K-C, To Y-N, Sze- DTT, Chim OHY, Hui TWS, Leung CWH, Zhu T, Yao C, Tse BPH, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2020. Rare/cryptic Aspergillus species infections and importance of antifungal susceptibility testing. Mycoses. 63:1283–1298.
Tsang C-C, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2019. Sixty years from Segretain's description: what have we learned and should learn about the basic mycology of Talaromyces marneffei? Mycopathologia. 184:721–729.
Tsang C-C, Tang JYM, Chan K-F, Lee C-Y, Chan JFW, Ngan AHY, Cheung M, Lau ECL, Li X, Ng RHY, Lai CKC, Fung KSC, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2019. Diversity of phenotypically nondermatophyte, non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi causing nail infections: importance of accurate identification and antifungal susceptibility testing. Emerg. Microbes. Infect. 8:531–541.
Wernery U*, Tsang C-C*, Hebel C, Damerau A, Kinne J, Cai J-P, Küspert H, Chan K-F, Joseph M, Xue S, Raghavan R, Tang JYM, Syriac G, Lau SKP, Jose S, Woo PCY. 2018. Serodiagnosis of aspergillosis in falcons (Falco spp.) by an Afmp1p-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Mycoses. 61:600–609.
Tsang C-C, Tang JYM, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2018. Taxonomy and evolution of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces in the omics era – past, present and future. Comput. Struct. Biotechnol. J. 16:197–210.
Tsang C-C, Chan JFW, Pong W-M, Chen JHK, Ngan AHY, Cheung M, Lai CKC, Tsang DNC, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2016. Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Parengyodontium album gen. et comb. nov. Med. Mycol. 54:699–713.
Tsang C-C, Hui TWS, Lee K-C, Chen JHK, Ngan AHY, Tam EWT, Chan JFW, Wu AL, Cheung M, Tse BPH, Wu AKL, Lai CKC, Tsang DNC, Que T-L, Lam C-W, Yuen K-Y, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2016. Genetic diversity of Aspergillus species isolated from onychomycosis and Aspergillus hongkongensis sp. nov., with implications to antifungal susceptibility testing. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 84:125–134.
Tsang C-C, Chan JFW, Trendell-Smith NJ, Ngan AHY, Ling IWH, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2014. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a patient with IgG4-related sclerosing disease caused by a novel ascomycete, Hongkongmyces pedis gen. et sp. nov.: first report of human infection associated with the family Lindgomycetaceae. Med. Mycol. 52:736–747.
Tsang C-C, Chan JFW, Ip PPC, Ngan AHY, Chen JHK, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. 2014. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic nodule due to Phialemoniopsis hongkongensis sp. nov. J. Clin. Microbiol. 52:3280–3289.

*Co-first authorship (equal contribution)

^#(Co-)Correspondence

Current

2025 – Present
Editorial Board Member, BMC Microbiology
2024 – Present
Co-Guest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Molecular Insights into Pathogen Dynamics: Enhancing One Health Surveillance)
2023 – Present
Guest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Recent Advances in Molecular Pathology, Drug Resistance and Diagnostics of Human Fungal Diseases)
2022 – Present
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Fungal Biology (Section: Fungal Genomics and Evolution)
2022 – Present
Topical Advisory Panel Member, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Section: Molecular Microbiology)

Past

2023 – 2025
Guest Editor, Journal of Fungi (Special issue: Novel, Emerging and Neglected Fungal Pathogens for Humans)
2022 – 2023
Co-Guest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Molecular Mechanisms of Fungal Pathogenesis and Antifungal Resistance)
2021 – 2023
Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Section: Fungal Pathogenesis)
2021 – 2023
Guest Editor, Journal of Fungi (Special issue: Novel, Emerging and Neglected Fungal Pathogens for Humans and Animals)

Last updated on 30th July, 2025