Dr. Low, a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, completed his undergraduate training and postgraduate training in medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba and his training in Medical Microbiology at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

Dr. Low's primary research interests are in the study of the epidemiology and the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in community and hospital pathogens. Other research interests include the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of streptococcal diseases. His group is recognized internationally for their Canadian population-based surveillance programs for the study of antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases.

A recognized authority in microbiology and infectious diseases, Dr. Low has published more than 170 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for several organizations including the Medical Research Council, Health and Welfare Canada, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American Medical Association, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He is also an Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Low is Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Toronto Medical Laboratories and Mount Sinai Hospital, a diagnostic laboratory serving 10 hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area. He is a Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Department of Medicine. He is currently Head of the Division of Microbiology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology.

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