Inamori Ethics Prize Ceremony
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland, Ohio
Lecture: PEPFAR: A Moral Imperative
Honoree, Dr. Anthony Fauci
Physician, Immunologist, and Infectious Disease Expert
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. has served as a Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy since 2023. He also is a Distinguished Senior Scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown. Previously, Dr. Fauci directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health from 1984 to 2022. In that role, Dr. Fauci was a key advisor to seven presidents on global HIV/AIDS issues, and on preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats. He also served as the Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden. Dr. Fauci was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has helped save more than 25 million lives throughout the developing world.
Dr. Fauci is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and many other professional societies. He has received numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, and the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service. He has been awarded 62 honorary doctoral degrees from universities in the United States and throughout the world, and is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,400 scientific publications.