Anthony S. Fauci is an immunologist who has made substantial contributions to research in the areas of AIDS and other immunodeficiencies, both as a scientist and as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical Science that covers the study of all aspects of the Immune system in all Organisms It deals with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH which is an agency of the United States Department National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH which is an agency of the United States Department
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Education and career
Anthony Stephen Fauci was born on December 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, to Stephen A. Fauci, a pharmacist, and Eugenia A. Pharmacists are Health professionals who practice the art and science of Pharmacy. Fauci, a homemaker. Homemaker is a mainly American term which may refer either to the person within a family who is primarily concerned with the management of the household whether [1] He graduated from the all-scholarship, Jesuit-run Regis High School in New York City. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Regis High School is a Jesuit, college preparatory school for Catholic young men The City of New York He went on to attended the College of the Holy Cross and later received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1966. The College of the Holy Cross is a prestigious exclusively undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester Massachusetts, Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral The Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, formerly named the Joan and Sanford I He then completed an internship and residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a Medical degree ( MD [2]
In 1968, Fauci came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a clinical associate in the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (LCI) in NIAID. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. In 1974, he became Head of the Clinical Physiology Section, LCI, and in 1980 was appointed Chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation, a position he still holds. In 1984, Fauci became Director of NIAID, where he oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies. A sexually transmitted disease ( STD) or venereal disease ( VD) is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between Humans For the use of biological agents in warfare see Biological warfare. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts as self, which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are
Medical Achievements
Fauci has made many contributions to basic and clinical research on the pathogenesis and treatment of immune-mediated diseases. The term pathogenesis means step by step development of a disease due to a series of changes in the structure and /or function of a cell/tissue/organ being caused by a microbial, chemical or physical He has been a leader in the field of human immunoregulation by making a number of basic scientific observations that serve as the basis for current understanding of the regulation of the human immune response. In addition, Fauci has been recognized for delineating the mechanisms whereby immunosuppressive agents adapt to the human immune response. Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or Efficacy of the Immune system. He has developed therapies for formerly fatal diseases such as polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener's granulomatosis, and lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Polyarteritis nodosa (or periarteritis nodosa) is a Vasculitis of medium-sized Arteries, which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue Immune Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of Vasculitis that affects the Lungs Kidneys and other organs Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a Neoplastic disease It is a Lymphoproliferative disorder (lymphomatoid means lymphoma-like In a 1985 Stanford University Arthritis Center Survey of the American Rheumatism Association membership ranked the work of Fauci on the treatment of polyarteritis nodosa and Wegener's granulomatosis as one of the most important advances in patient management in rheumatology over the previous 20 years. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in Internal medicine and Pediatrics, devoted to the Diagnosis and therapy of Rheumatic diseases. [3]
Fauci has made influential contributions to the understanding of how HIV destroys the body's defenses leading to the progression to AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome He also has outlined the mechanisms of induction of HIV expression by endogenous cytokines. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Cytokines are a category of signalling Proteins and Glycoproteins that like Hormones and Neurotransmitters, are used extensively in cellular Fauci has played an important role in developing strategies for the therapy and immune reconstitution of patients with this disease, as well as for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection. A vaccine is a biological preparation which is used to establish or improve immunity to a particular disease His research is concentrated on identifying the nature of the immunopathogenic mechanisms of HIV infection and the scope of the body's immune responses to HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
In 2003, an Institute for Scientific Information study indicated that in the twenty year period from 1983 to 2002, Fauci was the 13th most-cited scientist among the 2. 5 to 3 million authors in all disciplines throughout the world who published articles in scientific journals during that time frame. For a broader class of publications which include scientific journals see Academic journal. [4] Fauci was the ninth most-cited scientist in the field of immunology in the period from January 1993 to June 30, 2003. [2] Fauci has been a visiting professor at many medical centers throughout the country and has given many lectures across the globe. He has received 30 honorary doctorate degrees from universities in the United States and abroad. [5]
Memberships
Fauci is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine (Council Member), the American Philosophical Society, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, as well as other numerous professional societies including the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Association of Immunologists. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS is a corporation in the United States whose members serve Pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters ( Danish: Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab) is a Danish non-governmental science Academy founded November The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA is a medical association representing physicians scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in Infectious diseases He serves on the editorial boards of many scientific journals; as an editor of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine; and as author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,000 scientific publications, including several textbooks. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is an American Textbook of Internal medicine. [5]
2007 Lasker Award
On September 15, 2007, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced the 2007 Lasker Award winners which included 2 surgeons:
Drs. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Mary Woodard Lasker (1900-1994 was an American health activist Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to Medical science. Winners is a chain of off-price Canadian department stores owned by TJX Companies. In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a Alain Carpentier, 74, Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris; Albert Starr, 81, of the Providence Health System in Portland, Oregon;
Dr. Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 2 April 1974 was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974 A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Albert Starr (1926- is a noted Cardiovascular surgeon and pioneer Inventor of the Starr Heart valve, who resides and practices in the Portland Providence Health & Services is a network of 29 Hospitals (and other Healthcare related facilities spanning the states of Alaska, Washington Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Ralph Steinman, 64, of Rockefeller University in Manhattan; and Dr. The Rockefeller University is a private University which focuses primarily on basic research in the biomedical fields and offers graduate and postgraduate education Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Anthony Fauci, 66, an internationally known immunologist. International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical Science that covers the study of all aspects of the Immune system in all Organisms It deals with
Dr. Steinman and Dr. Fauci will each receive $150,000 and Dr. Starr and Dr. Carpentier will each receive $75,000. [6]
References
- ^ Anthony S. Fauci Biography Retrieved on May 30, 2007
- ^ a b National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Biography Retrieved on May 30, 2007
- ^ Holy Cross Magazine Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., ’62 Retrieved on May 30, 2007
- ^ Science Watch Twenty Years of Citation Superstars Retrieved on May 30, 2007
- ^ a b Highly Cited Biography Retrieved May 30, 2007
- ^ New York Times, 4 Winners of Lasker Medical Prize
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