Nicholas Vo

Biography

Nicholas Vo is a medical student at California University of Sciences and Medicine, where he began his M.D. program in 2024. He received a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from the University of California San Diego in 2022. His research focuses on metabolic liver disease and neuroimaging, with work examining the role of IL-22 and STAT3 in resolving metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and evaluating small vessel disease burden in stroke outcomes.

Vo has published research in Cell Metabolism and Frontiers in Neurology. During his time at UC San Diego Medical School's Department of Pharmacy, he conducted independent laboratory work including PCR, qPCR, ELISA tests, RNA reverse transcription, and staining, while also performing surgeries on mice and managing hepatocyte cultures. He currently serves as a Junior Research Specialist in the Department of Radiological Sciences at UC Irvine School of Medicine.

Prior to medical school, Vo worked as Lead Medical Assistant at Tri-City Primary Care, where he trained medical assistants and students while performing phlebotomy, assisting in minor dermatologic surgeries, and administering vaccinations. He also worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant, accumulating over 450 hours of direct patient care. At UC San Diego, he served as Vice President of Asian American Advocacy, organizing bone marrow registries that registered over 350 donors and providing 225 health kits to the houseless population.

Education

• B.S. in Neurobiology, University of California San Diego, 2022