Nathan Lo

Nathan Lo, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and a physician-scientist. His research group studies the transmission of infectious diseases and impact of public health interventions to inform policy aimed at controlling and eliminating these diseases. His research blends diverse computational methodologies, including tools from infectious disease epidemiology and mathematical modeling. Nathan’s interest spans across multiple infectious diseases, both domestically and internationally, with a focus on vaccine-preventable infections (including COVID-19) and neglected global infectious diseases (such as schistosomiasis and typhoid fever). Nathan frequently collaborates with public health agencies, such as the California Department of Public Health and the World Health Organization. He served as the lead writer for the WHO guidelines on control of schistosomiasis (2022) and strongyloidiasis (2024). In 2022, he received a NIH New Innovator Award (DP2, NIAID).