Anthony Fauci Biography
(1940–)
UPDATED: MAY 12, 2020 · ORIGINAL: APR 3, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci has served as Director of
the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases since 1984. He's
become a prominent leader during the
novel coronavirus pandemic.
Who Is Anthony Fauci?
Dr. Anthony Fauci attended Cornell Medical College before
beginning his long career at National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in 1968. After taking over as
NIAID director in 1984, he became known for his
groundbreaking work in HIV-AIDS research, helping to
develop elective drugs to scale back the once-outsized
mortality rate. Fauci later led U.S. government efforts to
combat outbreaks of the West Nile virus, SARS and Ebola,
before returning to the spotlight in 2020 with the coronavirus
pandemic.
Early Years and Education
Anthony Stephen Fauci was born on December 24, 1940, in
Brooklyn, New York, the second child of first-generation
Italian American parents Eugenia and Stephen. A sports nut,
he spent his days playing baseball, basketball and football,
when not busy working the cash register or making deliveries
for his father's pharmacy.
Fauci attended Regis High School in Manhattan, where he served as captain of the basketball
team, before turning his focus to premed studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,
Massachusetts. After graduating first in his class from New York City's Cornell Medical College
in 1966, he completed his internship and residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical
Center.
Early Career to NIAID Director.
Fauci began his long career at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases in 1968, his tenure interrupted only by a stint as chief resident at the
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center from 1970-71.
A senior investigator in the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, he began carving out a
reputation for his groundbreaking research in the eld of immunoregulation and developed
successful drug regimens for formerly fatal illnesses such as polyarteritis nodosa,
granulomatosis with polyangiitis and lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
Fauci's successes fueled his professional ascent to chief of the Laboratory of
Immunoregulation in 1980, and then director of the NIAID under President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
HIV-AIDS Research
With HIV-AIDS then primarily known for its devastation within the gay community, the new
NIAID director faced the dual task of persuading the administration to take the crisis seriously
and convincing activists that he was not at fault for perceived government inaction.
Fauci successfully lobbied for an increase in AIDS research funding and forged alliances with
activists by allowing access to experimental drugs even as they were being tested in clinical
trials. Most crucially, he developed an understanding of how HIV attacks the human defense
system, sparking the creation of effective medications to give HIV-positive patients the
opportunity to live long, active lives.
Even after he nominally ceded leadership with the formation of the Oce of AIDS Research in
1994, Fauci remained prominently involved in the battle by helping George W. Bush develop
the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which focused on combatting the disease in
Africa and other parts of the developing world upon its launch in 2003.
West Nile Virus, Ebola and Other Diseases
Following his experiences as the government face of AIDS research, Fauci reappeared for the
public health threats that marked successive administrations, including the West Nile virus
under President Bill Clinton; the anthrax scare and SARS under Bush; and the swine flu pandemic under Barack Obama....."
His Bio goes on and on...over 40 years experience ... and too many scientific honours and awards to list!
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