Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lucas Low Vun Lun is the Executive Director of the Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya. His research focuses on vectors of medical and veterinary importance, including mosquitoes, flies, ticks, fleas, lice, and mites. Under the mentorship of Prof. Emeritus Dr. Hiroyuki Takaoka, he described 11 new black fly species, with two—Simulium vanluni and S. lowi—named in his honour. He has secured 19 research grants worth over RM3 million, including the Wellcome Trust–funded Tick Cell Biobank Asia Outpost project. He has published over 180 ISI-indexed papers and serves as Associate Editor of Tropical Biomedicine and Section Editor of Parasitology Research. Currently President of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, he actively promotes public awareness on vector-borne diseases and mentors postgraduate students. He received the Nadchatram Medal (2020) for outstanding contributions to parasitology and tropical medicine.