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Dr. TSANG Chi Ching
Assistant ProfessorOffice: Room 1903, 19/F, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong KongTel : (852) 3468 6821Fax: (852) 2783 8635Email : [email protected]BiographyDr. TSANG Chi Ching obtained his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from The University of Hong Kong and he continued his post-doctoral training in the Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in his alma mater. He joined Tung Wah College in August 2021 and has been serving as the Deputy Programme Leader of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science (BSc[MLSc]) programme since September 2024. His research focusses on infectious diseases, with an emphasis on medical mycology. In particular, he is interested in the worldwide emerging yeast pathogen Candidozyma auris (basionym: Candida auris) as well as the locally endemic but neglected thermally dimorphic fungal pathogenTalaromyces marneffei.Academic QualificationsPhD (Microbiology), The University of Hong KongBSc (Major in Microbiology and Major in Biochemistry, First Class Honours), The University of Hong KongAuthor IdentificationsProfessional QualificationsFellow, Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS), UKChartered Biologist, Royal Society of Biology (CBiol), UKMember, Royal Society of Biology (MRSB), UKRegistered Medical Laboratory Technologist (Part II), Medical Laboratory Technologist Board, HKTeaching AreasMedical Laboratory ScienceMicrobiology, Virology & Infectious DiseasesImmunologyMolecular Biology & DiagnosticsHuman PhysiologyResearch InterestsMedical mycologyEmerging infectious diseasesDiagnostic microbiologyAntimicrobial resistanceDiscovery & characterisation of novel pathogensAwards & Scholarships2023 Early Career Researcher Award (2022/2023), Tung Wah College2020 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 Mycology2015 Young ISHAM Scholarship, The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology2015 Travel Grant (student affiliate/AMSB), Society of BiologyFunded Projects (Selected)
07/2025 – 06/2027 (Principal Investigator)
Diversity and antifungal susceptibility of yeast species isolated from bird droppings in Hong Kong: A one health perspective (CRG2024/04). 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.Publications (Selected)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. 2024. Automatic identification of clinically important Aspergillus species by artificial intelligence-based image recognition: proof-of-concept study. Emerg. Microbes Infect. In Press.
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, Lay 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
Professional/Community Services (Selected)2024 – PresentCo-Guest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Molecular Insights into Pathogen Dynamics: Enhancing One Health Surveillance)2023 – PresentGuest Editor, Journal of Fungi (Special issue: Novel, Emerging and Neglected Fungal Pathogens for Humans)2023 – PresentGuest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Recent Advances in Molecular Pathology, Drug Resistance and Diagnostics of Human Fungal Diseases)2022 – PresentAssociate Editor, Frontiers in Fungal Biology (Section: Fungal Genomics and Evolution)2022 – 2023Co-Guest Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Special issue: Molecular Mechanisms of Fungal Pathogenesis and Antifungal Resistance)2022 – PresentTopical Advisory Panel Member, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Section: Molecular Microbiology)2021 – 2023Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Section: Fungal Pathogenesis)2021 – 2023Guest Editor, Journal of Fungi (Special issue: Novel, Emerging and Neglected Fungal Pathogens for Humans and Animals)Last updated on 28th March, 2025
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