Biography
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
NIAID =
Director
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a native of Brooklyn, =
New York,=20
received his M.D. degree from Cornell University =
Medical=20
College in 1966. He then completed an internship =
and=20
residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell =
Medical=20
Center. In 1968, Dr. Fauci came to the National=20
Institutes of Health (NIH) as a clinical =
associate in=20
the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (LCI) =
at the=20
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious =
Diseases=20
(NIAID). In 1980, he was appointed Chief of the =
NIAID=20
Laboratory of Immunoregulation, a position he =
still=20
holds. In 1984, Dr. Fauci became Director of =
NIAID,=20
where he oversees an extensive research =
portfolio of=20
basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, =
and=20
treat infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and =
other=20
sexually transmitted infections, influenza,=20
tuberculosis, malaria and illness from potential =
agents=20
of bioterrorism. NIAID also supports research on =
transplantation and immune-related illnesses, =
including=20
autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies. The =
NIAID=20
budget for fiscal year 2009 is approximately =
$4.7=20
billion. Dr. Fauci serves as one of the key =
advisors to=20
the White House and Department of Health and =
Human=20
Services on global AIDS issues, and on =
initiatives to=20
bolster medical and public health preparedness =
against=20
emerging infectious disease threats such as =
pandemic=20
influenza.
Dr. Fauci has made many contributions to =
basic and=20
clinical research on the pathogenesis and =
treatment of=20
immune-mediated and infectious diseases. He has=20
pioneered the field of human immunoregulation by =
making=20
a number of basic scientific observations that =
serve as=20
the basis for current understanding of the =
regulation of=20
the human immune response. In addition, Dr. =
Fauci is=20
widely recognized for delineating the precise =
mechanisms=20
whereby immunosuppressive agents modulate the =
human=20
immune response. He has developed effective =
therapies=20
for formerly fatal inflammatory and =
immune-mediated=20
diseases such as polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener's =
granulomatosis, and lymphomatoid granulomatosis. =
A 1985=20
Stanford University Arthritis Center Survey of =
the=20
American Rheumatism Association membership =
ranked the=20
work of Dr. Fauci on the treatment of =
polyarteritis=20
nodosa and Wegener's granulomatosis as one of =
the most=20
important advances in patient management in =
rheumatology=20
over the previous 20 years.
Dr. Fauci has made seminal contributions to =
the=20
understanding of how the AIDS virus destroys the =
body's=20
defenses leading to its susceptibility to deadly =
infections. He also has delineated the =
mechanisms of=20
induction of HIV expression by endogenous =
cytokines.=20
Furthermore, he has been instrumental in =
developing=20
highly effective strategies for the therapy of =
patients=20
with this serious disease, as well as for a =
vaccine to=20
prevent HIV infection. He continues to devote =
much of=20
his research time to identifying the nature of =
the=20
immunopathogenic mechanisms of HIV infection and =
the=20
scope of the body's immune responses to the AIDS =
retrovirus.
In 2003, an Institute for Scientific =
Information=20
study indicated that in the twenty year period =
from 1983=20
to 2002, Dr. Fauci was the 13th most-cited =
scientist=20
among the 2.5 to 3 million authors in all =
disciplines=20
throughout the world who published articles in=20
scientific journals during that time frame. Dr. =
Fauci=20
was the world's 10th most-cited HIV/AIDS =
researcher in=20
the period 1996-2006.
Through the years, Dr. Fauci has served as =
Visiting=20
Professor at major medical centers throughout =
the=20
country. He has delivered many major =
lectureships all=20
over the world and is the recipient of numerous=20
prestigious awards for his scientific =
accomplishments,=20
including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the =
National Medal of Science, the George M. Kober =
Medal of=20
the Association of American Physicians, the Mary =
Woodard=20
Lasker Award for Public Service, the Albany =
Medical=20
Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical =
Research, and 35=20
honorary doctorate degrees from universities in =
the=20
United States and abroad.
Dr. Fauci is a member of the National Academy =
of=20
Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and =
Sciences, the=20
Institute of Medicine (Council Member), the =
American=20
Philosophical Society, and the Royal Danish =
Academy of=20
Science and Letters, as well as a number of =
other=20
professional societies including the American =
College of=20
Physicians, the American Society for Clinical=20
Investigation, the Association of American =
Physicians,=20
the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the =
American=20
Association of Immunologists, and the American =
Academy=20
of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. He serves on =
the=20
editorial boards of many scientific journals; as =
an=20
editor of Harrison's Principles of Internal =
Medicine;=20
and as author, coauthor, or editor of more than =
1,100=20
scientific publications, including several=20
textbooks.
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