Gregory C. Gray

Gregory C. Gray, M.D., MPH, FIDSA is an infectious disease epidemiologist and Professor at Duke University with three affiliations: The Division of Infectious Diseases in Duke University’s School of Medicine, the Duke Global Health Institute, and the Duke Nicholas School of the Environment. He also serves as a Professor in the Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Global Health Institute at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore and as a Professor of Global Health at Duke Kunshan University in China.  

He leads the Duke One Health Network, which involves more than 30 professionals studying more than 30 pathogens under 30 research and training projects running in multiple countries: China, Iraq, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, the Philippines, the United States, and Vietnam.  

Dr. Gray has conducted diverse epidemiological studies of infectious diseases for 25 years in 5 continents. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters.  

Much of his work has involved identifying risk factors for occupational diseases, particularly for respiratory virus infections. A strong supporter for the One Health approach, he has won multiple One Health research and training grants, helped to established centers of One Health (USA, Romania, China), and developed 4 graduate programs in One Health (PhD, MHS, and certificate).  

He has served on various expert scientific committees and boards and has won numerous professional awards. In 2019, he was elected to serve as a member of the prestigious U.S. think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations.