Barney S. Graham MD, PhD

Dr. Graham is Deputy Director and Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the NIAID Vaccine Research Center. He has a BA from Rice University, an MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and a PhD in Microbiology & Immunology from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine where he also completed Internal Medicine residency, chief residencies, and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases. His primary interests are vaccine development for viral diseases, viral pathogenesis, and mechanisms of immunity. He directs basic laboratory research, contributes to the pipeline of new VRC vaccines, and provides oversight of candidate VRC vaccines and antibodies in advanced development including those for HIV, Ebola, and Chikungunya. His laboratory explores the structural basis for antibody-mediated viral neutralization, investigates basic mechanisms by which T cells affect viral clearance and immunopathology, and develops novel vaccine approaches for respiratory virus infections and emerging viral diseases including RSV, influenza, coronaviruses (MERS/nCoV), paramyxoviruses (Nipah/measles/mumps), flaviviruses (ZIKV), and picornaviruses (EV-D68).