Ralph Baric’s science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus that caused the pandemic was human-made.

Ralph Baric’s science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus that caused the pandemic was human-made.

Ralph Baric’s science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus that caused the pandemic was human-made.

Ralph Baric, seen here at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health laboratory in September 2021, has over four decades of researching coronaviruses built the foundation for the rapid response and ...

Politics & Government NC lawmakers launch ‘fact-finding mission’ into UNC coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric By Korie Dean and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan Updated June 14, 2025 12:19 PM ...

Orange County native and scientist Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and UNC professor and researcher Dr. Ralph Baric are among nine people who will receive North Carolina's highest honor on Thursday.

Ralph Baric’s science combating COVID-19 has been celebrated. But his work is also a target of people who believe the virus that caused the pandemic was human-made.

Years before the world knew what the novel coronavirus was, a local researcher was sending out warning signs. "There are SARS-like viruses that are positioned to jump," Ralph Baric during a 2014 ...

Easy call We knew when we picked Dr. Ralph Baric that he would make news in 2022 – the year in which the U.S. and world moved gradually out of the brutal pandemic years. We were right.