{"id":61025,"date":"2018-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/01\/29\/new-investigator-john-lowe-ph-d\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:42:31","slug":"new-investigator-john-lowe-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/01\/29\/new-investigator-john-lowe-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"New Investigator: John Lowe, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><i>This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony for UNMC&#8217;s 2017 Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist and New Investigator Award recipients.<\/i> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name:<\/b> John Lowe, Ph.D.\n<li><b>Title:<\/b> Associate professor of environmental, agricultural and occupational health; assistant vice chancellor for health security training and education\n<li><b>Joined UNMC:<\/b> 2008\n<li><b>Hometown:<\/b> Lincoln<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout-right\">\n<h3>The New Investigator Award<\/h3>\n<p>New Investigator Awards go to outstanding UNMC scientists who in the past two years have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense or other national sources.<br \/>\nNew Investigators also had to demonstrate scholarly activity such as publishing their research and\/or presenting their findings at national conventions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Research focus:<\/b><br \/>\nInfectious diseases<\/p>\n<p><b>The goal of my research is:<\/b> To investigate infectious disease transmission and pathogenesis to improve clinical care and reduce infections.<\/p>\n<p><b>My research will make a difference because:<\/b> We have unique interdisciplinary research and care teams working to develop new strategies for disease surveillance and clinical care that will improve clinical care in developing countries as well as in developed countries like the United<br \/>\nStates.  <\/p>\n<p><b>The best advice I&#8217;ve ever been given is:<\/b><br \/>\nPhil Smith, M.D., always encouraged me to &#8220;be open to new opportunities no matter how abstract from your current focus they seem. 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