ProfessorNathan Lo
Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Faculty of Science
Orcid identifier0000-0003-2176-2840 (opens in a new tab)
- Professor of Evolutionary BiologyFaculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Key factors behind the success of arthropods are the complex interactions they have with microbes, and - in the case of social insects - with each other. I use a combination of molecular, genomic, and bioinformatic tools to investigate these interactions, across various temporal scales. I have a general interest in the evolution of arthropods; my main study organisms are termites, cockroaches, and ticks, including pest species from each of these groups.
Scientific output
- Peer-reviewed scientific papers: 190
- Citations: 13109
- H-index: 62
- Complete list of publications
Professor Lo's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Understanding Life on Earth, Biodiversity Conservation, Climate and Environmental Change, Biosecurity.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTTaxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation of Australian PhasmatodeaDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water1 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Ho S,
- Lo N
- GRANTSystematics, Biogeography, and Speciation of Pselaphinae in Lord Howe Island (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)Ecological Society of Australia1 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTTesting links between life-history and genome evolutionAustralian Research Council (ARC)2 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Remnant E
- GRANTGenomics , syste matics, and taxonomy of the Australian peacock spiders and their relati vesThe Society of Australian Systematic Biologists1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Schubert J,
- Lo N
- GRANTCharacterising the microbiome of Australian ticks using metagenomic sequencingKarl McManus Foundation1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Leclerc L
- GRANTConservation genetics of the Lord Howe Island Woodroach, Panesthia lataNSW Department of Planning1 Jul 2022People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTGenomic resources for conservation of the Lord Howe Island Woodroach, Panesthia lataAustralia & Pacific Science Foundation1 Jul 2022People funded by this grant:
- Ho S,
- Lo N
- GRANTTesting links between genomic and morphological evolutionary ratesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Ho S
- GRANTSystematics, biogeography, and conservation biology of the Australian Peacock Spiders and their relativesEcological Society of Australia1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTA technology platform to support the broad discovery of safer and more selective insecticidesSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)1 Jan 2021People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Mackay J
- GRANTCentre for Pathogen DiscoveryDVC Research1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Eden J-S,
- Holmes E,
- Lo N,
- Sintchenko V,
- Rockett R
- GRANTNational Taxonomy Research Grant Programme NTGRP - Student Travel GrantAustralian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Van Der Wal C,
- Lo N
- GRANTUsing Metagenomics to Determine the Causative Agents of Tick-Borne Disease in AustraliaNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Hudson B,
- Bunce M,
- Hansen A,
- Holmes E
- GRANTPredictability in evolution: from behaviour to genomeAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTCDIP Industry & Community Engagement Fund 2016 - Genome -based approaches for improving wildlife forensics methodology and determining key conservation parameters - Australian Museum - NATHAN LODVC Research1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Ho S,
- Lo N
- GRANTClarifying the phylogeny and phylogeography of two commonly traded Australian cockatoo species and the development of a wildlife forensic toolbox to identify illegal trade in these speciesBirdlife Australia Ltd.1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Johnson R,
- Lo N,
- Ewart K,
- Ho S
- GRANTNew phylogenetic approaches for understanding evolution at the genome scaleAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Ho S,
- Lo N
- GRANTResolving the dual anomalies of global termite diversity patternsDVC Research4 May 2015People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Bourguignon T
- GRANTMolecular ecology of the eucalyptus pest Thaumastocoris peregrinusAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)5 Jan 2015People funded by this grant:
- Lawson S,
- Lo N
- GRANT2013-14 ABRS Student Travel GrantsAustralian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)2 Jun 2014People funded by this grant:
- Arab D,
- Lo N
- GRANTIntergenomic conflict and the evolution of uniparental inheritance of mitochondriaAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Beekman M,
- Lo N
- GRANTThe evolution of caste determination systems in termitesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTPurification and genome estimation size of Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii symbionts from the ticks Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes holocyclusAustralian Academy of Science1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Lo N
- GRANTThe functional genomics of locust migratory behaviourAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2008People funded by this grant:
- Lo N,
- Sword G,
- Kang L,
- Simpson S