Christoph Tang

Professor Christoph Tang is a leading researcher in bacterial pathogenesis at the University of Oxford's Medical Sciences Division. Holding a professorship in Infectious Diseases since 2001 and based at the Dunn School since 2010, he combines clinical expertise in Infectious Diseases with fundamental research on human pathogens.

• Specializes in Neisseria and Shigella species
• Focuses on complement system evasion and virulence plasmid dynamics
• Develops novel vaccines and therapeutics

Research Interests:

• Decoding how pathogens colonize host niches
• Elucidating molecular mechanisms of immune evasion
• Designing structure-based vaccines
• Studying plasmid maintenance in drug-resistant bacteria

Publication Trends: Recent work emphasizes toxin-antitoxin systems in plasmid stability, oxygen-regulated virulence in Shigella, and complement evasion strategies in Neisseria. His group explores both fundamental pathogenic processes and translational applications.

Scientific Recognition:

• Fellow of American Society of Microbiology (2024)
• Recipient of MRC and Wellcome Trust funding
• Developing meningitis-B vaccines with Serum Institute of India

Training Legacy: Mentors 12 active researchers including PhD students and postdocs, maintaining a multidisciplinary team at the Oxford Pathology Department. His work bridges clinical medicine and molecular microbiology.