Anthony Fauci

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Anthony Fauci (2020)

Anthony Stephen Fauci (/ ˈfaʊtʃi /; born December 24, 1940 in New York City ) is an American immunologist .

Life

Fauci received an MD from the Medical College of the prestigious Cornell University in Ithaca , New York , in 1966 . He worked as a resident at New York Hospital in his hometown of New York City before moving to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in 1968 , a facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda , Maryland . In 1974 he took over the management of the department for clinical physiology there and in 1980 the laboratory for immune regulation there . Fauci has been director of NIAID since 1984.

Act

Anthony Fauci presents his work (video, February 2020)

Fauci made a name for himself in the fledgling AIDS research in the early 1980s . He is one of the pioneers in research into immune regulation in humans. He managed to identify several immunoregulatory factors. Fauci was also able to describe the normal function of B lymphocytes . Successful therapies for previously fatal autoimmune diseases are based on his research . Fauci identified cellular and molecular mechanisms of the expression of HIV in chronically and latently infected cells.

He is among the editors of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine , a standard textbook for internal medicine (17th edition (2008), 18th edition, 19th edition (2015) and 20th edition (2018)).

Fauci is an advisor to all US presidents and their governments, since the Ronald Reagan cabinet , on biohazard issues as well as infection with HIV and other viruses . Its public awareness increased significantly , particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States .

Awards (selection)

Ben Carson and Anthony Fauci at the 2008 Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

Fauci was awarded 45 honorary doctorates ; he is the author, co-author or editor of over 1300 scientific publications (as of 2020). According to Google Scholar, Fauci has an h-index of 220, according to the Scopus database it is 175 (as of July 2020).

Web links

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter F. (PDF; 815 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ All award winners - German. In: jung-stiftung.de. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Dr. Anthony S. Fauci at the American Philosophical Society (amphilsoc.org); Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Albany Medical College: 2002. In: amc.edu. March 2011, accessed on January 23, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Anthony S. Fauci at nsf.gov; Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  7. ^ Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service 2007 at laskerfoundation.org; Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  8. ^ President Bush Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients. In: georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 19, 2008, accessed February 2, 2016 .
  9. ^ Anthony S. Fauci, MD In: niaid.nih.gov. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , February 5, 2020, accessed March 22, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Anthony S. Fauci: Pioneer of HIV research honored. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt from December 13, 2013.
  11. ^ AS Fauci. In: scholar.google.de. Google Scholar , accessed July 18, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Fauci, Anthony S. In: scopus.com. Scopus , accessed July 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fauci, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fauci, Anthony Stephen (full name); Fauci, Anthony S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American immunologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City