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February 8, 2008
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Director, NIAID
HIV/AIDS in 2008: Progress and Challenges
4:00-5:30 pm
Robertson Auditorium, William J. Rutter Center
1675 Owens Street
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
A reception will immediately follow Dr. Fauci’s lecture in the Robertson Auditorium foyer.
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Dr. Fauci is Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). A native of Brooklyn, New York, he received his M.D. degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1966 and then completed an internship and residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In 1968, Dr. Fauci came to the NIH as a clinical associate in the Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (LCI) at NIAID. In 1980, he was appointed Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, a position he still holds. In 1984, Dr. Fauci became Director of NIAID, where he oversees an extensive research 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. The NIAID budget for fiscal year 2007 is approximately $4.4 billion. Dr. Fauci serves as one of the key advisors 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. For a complete biosketch please click here.
Parking is available at the UCSF Parking Garage next door to the Rutter Center. Download a campus map [pdf 817k].
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| Dr. Merle Sande
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The Merle Sande Lecture was established to honor Dr. Merle A. Sande, former Chief of Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) and Vice-Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). During his 15-year tenure at SFGH, Dr. Sande created a humane and cost-effective treatment program, including the first inpatient unit in the world
dedicated to the care of patients with AIDS. He and his colleagues were also responsible for establishing and articulating the principles of infection control during the early AIDS epidemic,
now known as “universal precautions.” Published in The New England Journal of Medicine (309:740-744, 1983), they were a major achievement during an era when fear and paranoia surrounded AIDS.
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Established by Dr. Sande’s friends and colleagues in medicine, research, academia, and industry, on the occasion of his departure from San Francisco, the Merle Sande Lecture highlights outstanding work in the field of AIDS and HIV infection. With Dr. Sande’s passing in November 2007, the event has been renamed the Merle Sande Memorial Lectureship. Previous Merle Sande Lecturers include Drs.
Robert Gallo, David Ho, Rafi Ahmed, Keith McAdam, and Thomas Quinn.
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