Christoph Lange, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist with board certifications in Respiratory /Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is Professor for Respiratory Medicine & International Health at the University of Lübeck, Medical Director of the Research Center Borstel and Head of the clinical TB unit at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). Dr. Lange is the founding chairman of the Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBNET). He is currently supported by the European Commission and the German Government for research projects that focus on the epidemiology and diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the development of novel anti-tuberculosis drugs and on precision medicine for the management of patients affected by tuberculosis.