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Bringing together the brightest scientific minds.

The READDI Leadership Team

​Our team of leaders brings an unparalleled range of scientific knowledge and experience to the initiative’s efforts. 
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Jimmy Rosen, MBA, MSPH

Chief Executive Officer, READDI
Jimmy has 35 years of research, finance and operational experience across the health care and life sciences sectors
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Christopher Clemens, PhD
Executive Vice Chancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill​
Dr. Christopher Clemens serves as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the university. He has a passion for collaboration and building things with others.
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John Bamforth, PhD
Executive Director, Eshelman Institute for Innovation at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. John Bamforth oversees efforts to accelerate the creation and development of new medicines and technologies.
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Angela Kashuba, PharmD
Dean, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, John and Deborah McNeill, Jr. Distinguished Professor
Dr. Angela Kashuba serves as director of the UNC Center for AIDS Research Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core.
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Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD
Interim UNC Vice Chancellor for Research
Dr. Gordon-Larsen provides intellectual and strategic leadership and vision for research programs at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health.
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Blossom Damania, PhD​

Vice Dean for Research, UNC School of Medicine, Boshamer Distinguished Professor, Microbiology and Immunology



Dr. Blossom Damania oversees the research enterprise at the UNC School of Medicine, which brings in over $500 million in annual research funding.
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Ralph Baric, PhD
(Founder)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Ralph S. Baric has spent the past three decades as a world leader in the study of coronaviruses and is responsible for UNC-Chapel Hill’s world leadership in coronavirus research.
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Nat Moorman, PhD
(Founder)
Associate Professor, UNC School of Microbiology and Immunology​





Dr. Nat Moorman is a founding member of READDI. His research includes studying how viruses hijack cellular machinery to facilitate their replication.
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Mark Heise, PhD
(Founder)
Professor, Department of Genetics at the UNC School of Medicine





Dr. Mark Heise is a founding member of READDI. He researches how viral and host genetic factors interact to influence the pathogenesis of virus-induced disease.

The READDI Scientific Advisory Board

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Ralph Baric, PhD (Chair)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Ralph S. Baric has spent the past three decades as a world leader in the study of coronaviruses and is responsible for UNC-Chapel Hill’s world leadership in coronavirus research.
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