Lucas Buyon, Sc.M.
About Lucas Buyon, Sc.M.
Lucas Buyon, Sc.M., is an Associated Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, with a strong background in public health and infectious disease research. He has held various positions at prestigious institutions, including Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and focuses on genomic information to inform control strategies for malaria.
Work at Broad Institute
Lucas Buyon has been working as an Associated Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard since 2018. In this role, he engages in research that utilizes genomic information to inform control strategies and the development of vaccines and drugs, particularly for malaria. His work involves a combination of wet laboratory techniques, such as CRISPR and molecular genetics, alongside dry laboratory techniques, including genomic data analysis and evolutionary modeling.
Education and Expertise
Lucas Buyon holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Immunology and Infectious Diseases from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he studied from 2017 to 2022. He also earned a Masters of Science (Sc.M) in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health between 2015 and 2017, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Emory University from 2011 to 2015. His expertise includes statistical modeling for epidemiological and clinical research using R and Python.
Background
Lucas Buyon has a diverse background in public health and research. He began his career as a Lab Assistant at NYU Langone Medical Center in 2009 and has held various positions, including Lab Assistant at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory and Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also interned at The Carter Center and worked as a This is Public Health Ambassador for the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
Research Focus
Lucas Buyon's research primarily focuses on malaria, specifically investigating the population structure and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax in Panama using Whole Genome Sequencing. He has conducted studies on drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax through molecular genetics and evolutionary modeling. His work also includes utilizing evolutionary conservation analysis to understand the evolutionary history of Plasmodium parasites.
Professional Development
Lucas Buyon has participated in various professional development opportunities throughout his career. He served as a Summer Science Policy MA State House Fellow at Harvard Medical School in 2021, where he gained experience in science policy. He has also been jointly advised by Dr. Dan Neafsey and Dr. Manoj Duraisingh during his Ph.D. program, enhancing his research capabilities and academic growth.