Taane Clark
Professor of Genomics and Global Health London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), United Kingdom (UK) Email: Taane.clark@lshtm.ac.uk
VALIDATE Role: Network Investigator
Research Keywords: Tuberculosis, Infectious Disease ‘omics, AI
Biography: Taane G. Clark is Professor of Genomics and Global Health, with a multidisciplinary background spanning statistics, genetics, and epidemiology. As a genomic epidemiologist, he leverages ‘omics technologies to advance public health, uncovering key insights into host susceptibility, pathogen transmission, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and nosocomial infections. His research harnesses whole genome sequencing, population genetics, AI, and GWAS approaches to develop tools like molecular barcodes for inferring geographic origin, transmission dynamics, and AMR. These outputs feed into widely used in silico profiling tools, such as TB-Profiler, for clinical management and surveillance. Taane has developed novel methodologies to explore host–pathogen interactions and leads large-scale collaborative studies across >10 LMIC countries. He is also deeply engaged in capacity strengthening in genomics, bioinformatics, and AI - supervising >30 PhD and >70 MSc graduates, and delivering >35 hands-on workshops and short courses globally. He has authored >360 peer-reviewed publications, advancing the global infectious disease genomics agenda.
Related Websites: LSHTM - The Applied Genomics Centre
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