Ralph Baric

Ralph Steven Baric is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a world leader in coronavirus research, having spent over three decades studying the genetics of RNA virus replication, pathogenesis, and cross-species transmission. He is best known for his work on emerging coronaviruses, including the development of countermeasures such as vaccines and antiviral drugs, and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2021.