Joseph Fair

Joseph Fair is a virologist and former vice president and director of research and development for Metabiota, Inc. Since March 2020 he has been a science contributor for the American television network NBC.

Education After briefly attending the University of Kentucky, Fair received his bachelor's degree in biology from Loyola University New Orleans, and his M.P.H. and Ph.D. in molecular biology from Tulane University.

Work Fair is known for his work with hemorrhagic fevers notably Ebola and Lassa fever (LHF), In 2018 he worked with International Medical Corps. Since January 2018 he has been a senior fellow at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Later PCR and antibody testing, however, revealed Fair did not have COVID; the cause of his illness remains unknown.