Yang Liu
Climate & Health Research Lead
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolYang Liu is a climate and health researcher with a decade of experience bridging environmental health science, infectious disease, and health economics across academia, government, and global health organizations. Currently leading climate and health research at PATH while serving as Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Research & Education Coordinator at Nagasaki University, Yang translates complex climate–disease dynamics into policy-relevant evidence. Their work spans predictive modeling for vector-borne disease, vaccine and economic evaluations, and interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration with WHO and NASA-affiliated institutes. Trained with a PhD in Environmental Health Sciences and a master’s from Columbia, Yang combines rigorous quantitative methods with practical impact—helping decision-makers prepare for climate-sensitive health threats. An unusual strength is pairing high-level policy engagement with hands-on modeling experience from early-career projects like dengue forecasting.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Environmental Health Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Environmental Health Sciences at University of MinnesotaMaster's degree Environmental Studies, Master's degree Environmental Studies at Columbia UniversityBachelors of Arts Economics and International Relations focusing on Environmental Policy, Bachelors of Arts Economics and International Relations focusing on Environmental Policy at William & Mary
English, Chinese, Japanese
Github Skills (1)
react2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
yangclaraliu/COVID19_NPIs_vs_Rt
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:21 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
jarawees/covidmodel-hitap
Feb 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:10 PRs, 46 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years
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