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Jana Lohrova is a PhD Candidate in Global Health Policy and Tutor at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, with additional roles as a Research Assistant at The Epidemy Lab until December 2024.
Her educational background includes:
- BA in History of Science, Medicine and Public Health (with distinction) from Yale University (2012-2016)
- Master of Public Health in Epidemiology of Microbial Disease from Yale School of Public Health (2017-2018)
Her research examines the interplay between public health expertise and policymaking, particularly during the Czech Republic's COVID-19 response, grounded in historical analysis of epidemiological reasoning. She investigates infectious disease dynamics, social determinants of health, and planetary health within broader science-policy frameworks.
Her scientific recognition includes prestigious Yale fellowships and Edinburgh scholarships supporting her doctoral work.
- School of Social and Political Science PhD Scholarship (2022-2025)
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science Scholarship (2022-2025)
- Wilbur G. Downs, M.D., M.P.H. Outstanding Thesis Prize in Global Health (2018)
- Sotirovich–Franklin Scholarship, Yale University (2012-2016)
- Linck Fellowship, Yale University (2015)
- Richter Summer Fellowship, Yale University (2015)
She mentors undergraduate students in Population Health and Health Policy at Edinburgh, building on prior teaching experience at Yale, while contributing to ERC-funded research on epidemic tabulation practices at The Epidemy Lab.
Her work with The Epidemy Lab focuses on material conditions of medical knowledge production and historical formal practices in epidemiology.
