David D. Lo, M.D., Ph.D., is a distinguished professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences.

Prior to joining UCR in 2006, Lo had worked at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, the Scripps Research Institute, and the biotech company Digital Gene Technologies.

Lo is Director of the BREATHE center (Bridging Regional Ecology, Aerosolized Toxins, and Health Effects; breathe.ucr.edu), and Director of the NIH-supported U54 Center for Health Disparities Research (healthdisparities.ucr.edu).

He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and a recipient of the Grand Challenges in Global Health award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.