Tariq Sadiq

Dr. Tariq Sadiq is a Reader and Consultant Physician in the Institute of Infection and Immunity at St George’s University of London. He specializes in sexual health and HIV medicine, combining clinical practice with extensive academic research. His roles include leading the St George’s Public Health England Translational and Diagnostic Evaluation Network, a multi-center infrastructure for diagnostic trials across England and Wales. Dr. Sadiq also directs the eSTI2 consortium, focusing on translating molecular and e-health technologies into clinical diagnostics.

Education:

• MB ChB (Medicine), University of Southampton, 1989
• Specialist Training in Genitourinary Medicine, 2000
• MD (University College London, 2005), investigating bacterial STIs’ impact on HIV in the genital tract during antiretroviral therapy.

Research Interests: Dr. Sadiq’s work spans STI pathogenesis, personalized medicine (e.g., pharmacogenetics in African populations), and rapid diagnostic technologies. He has pioneered polymicrobial STI diagnostics and discovered genetic markers affecting drug metabolism in HIV-positive patients. His current projects include e-healthcare innovations and genomic biomarker discovery.

Funding & Grants: Supported by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Labs/Teams: Leads the eSTI2 consortium and the Public Health England network, collaborating with industry partners to develop diagnostic tools.