Dr. Noel Lumbo is a graduate of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science specializing in monogastric nutrition and gut health interactions in UP Los Baños. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Head of the Animal Nutrition Division of the Institute of Animal Science in UP Los Baños. He teaches Introduction to Animal Science, Feeds and Feeding, Nutritional Diseases of Farm Animals and Feed Quality Assurance. His research interests are on gut health, feed ingredient evaluation, evaluation of non-conventional feedstuffs and designing diets for free-range and organic feeding systems.

He is the Secretary of the Philippine branch of the World Poultry Science Association, member of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association and UPLB Interdisciplinary Center for Organic Agriculture. He is also the Division Leader for Food and Feed Safety of the UPLB Program for Zoonotic Diseases. He is a Life Member and Auditor of the Philippine Society of Animal Science. He is a Diplomate of the Philippine College of Poultry Practitioners (PCPP) and Philippine College of Veterinary Feed Practice (PCVFP).

He was the recipient of the Asian Australasian Animal Production Congress (AAAP Congress) Outstanding Young Scientist Award in 2016 and the 2021 Philippine Society of Animal Science (PSAS) Outstanding Young Professional in Animal Science Teaching. This year, the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) awarded him the 2022 Outstanding Veterinarian in Education.