Barney S. Graham

Barney S. Graham is the Deputy Director ofthe Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Dr. Barney Graham is an immunologist, virologist, and clinical trials physician whose primary interests are viral pathogenesis, immunity, and vaccine development. His work is focused on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, coronaviruses, HIV, and other emerging viral diseases. After graduating from Rice University, he obtained his MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency and two chief residencies in Internal Medicine, a fellowship in Infectious Diseases, and a PhD in Microbiology & Immunology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology.

In 2000 he became one of the founding investigators for the NIAID Vaccine Research Center at NIH where he is now the Deputy Director and Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory. He contributes to the pipeline of new vaccines and oversees the advanced development of VRC candidate vaccine products. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Physicians, a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology, and a recipient of the Robert M. Chanock Award for lifetime contributions to RSV research.

He serves as a consultant for organizations involved in vaccine development for RSV, TB, malaria, HIV, and other emerging viral pathogens. 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, MERS, and Zika.