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Dr. Barney S. Graham
Dr.
Barney Graham is the Director of Clinical Studies and
tenured investigator at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine
Research Center (VRC). Dr. Graham comes to the VRC from
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he was
professor of medicine and associate professor of microbiology
and immunology. For the past 13 years, Dr. Graham also
headed the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit at Vanderbilt,
part of the national clinical trials network funded
by NIAID that tests candidate AIDS vaccines in humans.
Dr. Graham graduated magna cum laude from
Rice University in Houston, and completed his M.D. at
the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he
received the Roscoe Falls Morton Award for "outstanding
senior student in internal medicine." He completed his
internship and residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt,
where he also finished his Ph.D. before joining the
university as a full-time faculty member. In 1993, Vanderbilt
honored him with the Grant Liddle Research Appreciation
Award for "promoting interest in research among young
physicians."
NIH recognized the potential and importance
of Dr. Graham's work early on, and has funded many of
his studies on candidate vaccines for respiratory syncytial
virus (RSV) and AIDS. In addition to his duties at Vanderbilt,
Dr. Graham consults for many public health organizations,
such as the World Health Organization, UNAIDS and the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. He was recently
appointed to the editorial board for the Journal of
AIDS, and reviews manuscripts for major virology, immunology
and clinical research journals. Dr. Graham has served
on many NIAID committees and chaired the executive committee
for the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group. He is a member
of many professional scientific societies, including
the American Society of Clinical Investigation, and
is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and
the American Academy of Microbiology.
Dr. Graham's extensive experience in molecular
virology and vaccine research, his pivotal role in establishing
NIAID's AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group, and his community
involvement make him a unique selection for this position.
As director of clinical studies, Dr. Graham oversees
the design of clinical trials and selection of vaccine
candidates, and will develop the infrastructure for
the clinical trials program at the VRC. He also serves
on the VRC Executive Committee, which analyzes the priorities
of the Center and evaluates potential vaccine candidates.
As a tenured investigator, Dr. Graham continues his
laboratory studies in the pathogenesis of RSV and in
the development of vaccines.
For more information on Dr. Graham's research
program, please refer to his laboratory
description or bibliography. |