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. His research brings together epidemiology and genomics to study how infections spread and how genetic differences in pathogens influence treatment outcomes, including the development of drug resistance. While much of his work has centered on malaria, he also studies a range of other important infectious diseases. Through these efforts, he aims to generate knowledge that can improve public health responses and strengthen disease control efforts around the world.
“Dr. Juliano brings a wealth of experience with him as new director of IGHID,” said Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, executive dean of UNC School of Medicine and chief academic officer of UNC Health. “He is a leading physician scientist in global health, and his leadership of IGHID will continue the important work and legacy of the institute to serve our community and those around the world.”
A respected academic and administrative leader, Dr. Juliano currently serves as associate director of IGHID and associate chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine. He is a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and holds an appointment as professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Dr. Juliano first came to Chapel Hill after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. He earned his MSPH in environmental microbiology and his MD at UNC. After completing his residency in medicine and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, he returned to UNC for an infectious diseases fellowship, after which he joined the faculty in 2009.
An award-winning researcher and educator, Dr. Juliano has received several distinctions across his career, including the Bailey K. Ashford Medal from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for excellence in tropical medicine research, where he is also a fellow. He was inducted in the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He has received the UNC Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction and is a Yang Biomedical Scholar.
We are delighted that Dr. Juliano has accepted the role as director and will be taking over leadership of the Institute at the beginning of next month. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Juliano and supporting him as he transitions to this new role.