Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health, will deliver the inaugural Joseph E. Murray, M.D., ’40 Distinguished Lectureship in Medicine on Monday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk, titled “Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: The Perpetual Challenge to Global Health,” is free and open to the public.
The event will be streamed live on the Holy Cross website starting at 8 p.m.
As director of NIAID since 1984, Dr. Fauci oversees an extensive portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, and illness from potential agents of bioterrorism. NIAID also supports research on transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, asthma, and allergies.
Dr. Fauci also is chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, where he has made numerous important discoveries related to HIV/AIDS. He is one of the most-cited scientists in the field.
He serves as a key advisor to the White House and Department of Health and Human Services on global AIDS issues, and on initiatives to bolster medical and public health preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats such as pandemic influenza.
A member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Fauci has received numerous awards for his scientific accomplishments, including the National Medal of Science, the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has been awarded 34 honorary doctoral degrees and is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,100 scientific publications, including several major textbooks.
Designed to highlight Holy Cross’ history of producing world-renowned leaders in health care, the new Murray Lectureship celebrates the lifetime achievement of a Holy Cross graduate who is at the pinnacle of a career as physician or medical research scientist. In addition to his public lecture, Dr. Fauci will meet with students and faculty over a two-day campus visit.
The lectureship is named for Dr. Joseph Murray ‘40, who performed the first successful organ transplant in 1954, thus ushering in a new era in medicine. Dr. Murray’s subsequent research advanced doctors' ability to prevent transplant rejection, and in 1990 he was honored for his pioneering medical work with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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