Dr. Nathan Grubaugh

Biography

Nathan Grubaugh is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) at the Yale School of Public Health, where he has been a faculty member since 2018. His academic journey includes earning an MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in 2011, where he conducted research at the NIH Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases focusing on mosquito-borne virus surveillance. He later obtained his PhD in Microbiology from Colorado State University in 2016, specializing in the evolution of the West Nile virus. Following his doctoral studies, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Scripps Research Institute, where he studied the Zika virus epidemic from 2015 to 2017. Grubaugh's research lab employs genomics to assess the emergence risk and spread of mosquito-borne viruses, including Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and West Nile virus. His work involves sequencing viruses during epidemiological investigations, determining disease phenotypes related to novel virus mutations, and exploring evolutionary pathways of viruses adapting to new environments. His lab is committed to building a diverse research team that collaborates globally to integrate genomic data into surveillance and response programs aimed at preventing future outbreaks of mosquito-borne viruses.

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