Dr. Anthony Fauci, Longtime Director of NIAID, to Retire

A career dedicated to public health and medical breakthroughs

Pioneering research and leadership in infectious disease

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the esteemed infectious disease expert and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984, has announced his retirement, effective December 2022. With a distinguished career spanning decades, Dr. Fauci has made unparalleled contributions to our understanding and treatment of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, SARS, MERS, and most recently, COVID-19.