Anthony Fauci announced Monday that he will step down in December from his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — a position he held for more than 35 years — as well as from his role as senior medical adviser to President Joe Biden. retire. Fauci became best known to the global public in the course of the AIDS and Covid pandemic.
Fauci is considered one of the foremost experts on infectious diseases in the United States — under two presidents, he was primarily responsible for fighting the coronavirus pandemic. In doing so, he not only gained unprecedented fame, but at the same time faced violent political attacks.
Rising star in healthcare
After half a century in public service, he now wants to retire, he said Monday. The 81-year-old has headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. He joined the National Institutes of Health in 1968 as a 27-year-old physician who had just completed his residency and was quickly recognized as a rising star.
On the front line against health threats
Most recently, Fauci was also President Biden’s chief medical adviser since the beginning of President Biden’s term. His tenure as director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases has placed him as an advisor to seven presidents, putting him on the front lines in curbing diseases such as AIDS, anthrax, Ebola, Zika and the coronavirus pandemic.
In the nearly four decades that Fauci has led the agency, it has grown from a little-known institution with an annual budget of $350 million to a globally recognized powerhouse with a budget of more than $6 billion.
Biden honors ‘lifesavers’
“Dr. Fauci’s numerous contributions to public health have saved lives here in the United States and around the world,” said Biden, who served as vice president during the Obama administration with Fauci on the national fight against Ebola and Zika. “Whether you know him personally or not, his work touched the lives of every American.”
Fauci is one of the most highly cited researchers of all time and has been known in scientific circles for decades.
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