Ralph S. Baric, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Areas of Interest
Infectious Disease
About
Dr. Ralph Baric is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. He has spent the past three decades as a world leader in the study of coronaviruses and is responsible for UNC-Chapel Hill’s world leadership in coronavirus research. For the past three decades, Dr. Baric has warned that the emerging coronaviruses represent a significant and ongoing global health threat, particularly because they can jump, without warning, from animals into the human population, and they tend to spread rapidly.
Awards and Honors
- Oliver Max Gardner Award- (2021)
- Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award- (2021)
- William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology- (2019)
- Innovation Award for Faculty Research- (2011)
- Established Investigator Award- (1994)
- Harvey Weaver Scholar- (1986)
Memberships
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
In the news
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health a $65 million grant establishing an Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Center to develop oral antivirals that can combat pandemic-level viruses like COVID-19. The center builds upon and is … Read more Ralph S Baric, UNC’s William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and professor of microbiology and immunology, was one of four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members elected as part of a class of 120 new members to the National Academy of Sciences. The honor recognizes a member’s distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Baric … Read more Researchers within UNC’s School of Medicine are working tirelessly to provide knowledge to impact the current COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. “UNC SOM is home to many world-renowned experts on infectious disease and virology,” says Blossom Damania, Boshamer Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean for Research at the UNC School of Medicine. “We are very … Read more
Baric led center receives $65 million grant
Baric elected to National Academy of Sciences
Faculty affiliates turn focus to COVID-19 treatments, prevention research
Education
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Undergraduate
North Carolina State University
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PhD
North Carolina State University
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Post Doctoral Fellowship
University of Southern California