About

Dr. Jonathan Juliano is the Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He is also a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, and a preceptor in UNC’s Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Dr. Juliano is the Associate Program Director of Research and Professional Development for the UNC Infectious Disease Fellowship program. Since joining the faculty at UNC, Dr. Juliano has been very active in the education of medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows. He runs a molecular parasitology and genetics laboratory at MBRB.

In the news

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  Juliano Announced Next Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

  Jonathan J. Juliano, MD, MSPH, has been announced as the next director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID). He will begin work in this new role on July 1. Dr. Juliano is a physician-scientist and committed global health researcher whose work focuses on understanding how infectious diseases affect people and communities. … Read more

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  Juliano Awarded Grant to Predict the Spread of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Using Deep Learning Surrogates

  Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, has been awarded a $3.2 million R01 grant to use deep learning surrogates to predict the spread of antimalarial drug resistance. With co-PI Robert Verity, PhD, MSc at Imperial College London, the research team includes Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH, and partner Varun Goel, PhD, at the University of South Carolina. A … Read more

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  Juliano Named Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor

  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. … Read more

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  Assessment of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests among Asymptomatic Children and Adults in Bagamoyo

  Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) that detect histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) remain the mainstay of falciparum malaria diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding their test characteristics when used for surveillance in asymptomatic populations is important. Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, Jonathan B. Parr, MD, MPH, Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, explored the rate of false-positive and false-negative mRDT results … Read more

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