David Low took his bachelor’s degree in biology from UC San Diego, and went on to earn a master’s degree in microbiology from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in cellular biochemistry from UC Irvine, notes Kenny Slaught. While in the lab of Stanley Falkow, now a professor emeritus in microbiology and immunology, Low conducted research in molecular microbiology as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University. In 1998, he joined the UCSB faculty following 13 years as a professor with the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. It should be noted that Low was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2013 and received the same honor with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003.