Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, DTM&H, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been honored with the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professorship. Effective July 1, 2025, this prestigious distinction recognizes outstanding contributions and impact within the academic community.
Dr. Juliano is active in the education of medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows. He is a preceptor in UNC’s Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Associate Chief for Research and Professional Development for the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases, and Associate Director of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and ASTMH, and a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Most recently, Dr. Juliano was honored with the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for distinguished work in tropical medicine.
Dr. Juliano co-founded the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL), officially formed in 2015. IDEEL is a virtual laboratory focused on improving the health of the world’s poorest populations by understanding the infectious diseases that impact them. The lab leverages a broad range of methods and techniques, spanning from cellular biology, genomics, translational and spatial epidemiology and implementation sciences to understand infectious diseases. Currently, IDEEL conducts research in Tanzania/Zanzibar, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Cameroon, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gabon, Mali, Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Colombia, China and Bangladesh.
Dr. Juliano received his medical degree from the UNC School of Medicine in 2001, followed by a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. In 2005, Juliano returned to Chapel Hill for his infectious disease fellowship, working with Steve Meshnick, MD, PhD, a mentor who inspired Juliano’s career in malaria research
Cary C. Boshamer (class of 1917) was a dedicated supporter of university athletics who donated funds for professorships and scholarships. In 1972, the university opened the Cary C. Boshamer Stadium, home of Carolina’s baseball team.