Random Presidents Who Dr. Anthony Fauci Worked For (5 items)

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  (#3) Bill Clinton

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  Dr. Fauci remained on the front lines of the fight against HIV/AIDS into the Clinton years. Besides his crucial role as the public face of that epidemic, Dr. Fauci is responsible for a number of critical discoveries into how that virus works and how to stop it. In 1998, Dr. Fauci was awarded the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's Lectureship Award. The AACC cited his work on understanding AIDS, "delineating the mechanisms of induction of HIV expression by endogenous cytokines." Through this important work, we've been able to develop therapies and treatments to extend the lifespans of the over one million people who live with HIV in the United States. 
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  (#1) Ronald Reagan

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  Dr. Fauci has been at the top of the infectious disease world since 1984, when he was appointed the Director of the NIAID. One of Fauci's first infectious disease crises was the American response to the spread of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s. President Reagan chose Fauci to be a member of the President's Commission on AIDS. Fauci would end up being a major voice in helping to shape Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's initial report on the virus that educated the American people on the then new, frightening threat.
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  (#5) Barack Obama

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  By the 2010s, the NIAID's yearly operating budget was $4.4 billion, putting Dr. Fauci's work under increasing scrutiny and governmental oversight. That didn't slow him down one bit, even in the face of a serious epidemic. The Obama administration had to contend with the H1N1 influenza, but its gravest public health concern was the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Ebola is a particularly gruesome virus that causes heavy bleeding and swift loss of life. Dr. Fauci once again stepped in front of the public to reassure the nation during a critical time, speaking in front of a Congressional hearing to explain the situation with facts and calm, reassuring tones. He went as far as personally treating Ebola patients himself, saying "it is very exciting and gratifying to participate in saving someone's life." After successfully treating nurse Nina Pham, who contracted Ebola after coming in contact with a patient in Dallas, Dr. Fauci hugged Pham as a sign to the public that the virus could be beaten.
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  (#4) George W. Bush

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  Terrorism was at the forefront of America's concerns during the presidential tenure of George W. Bush. That meant Dr. Fauci's work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shifted to the American response to threats of biological warfare. In 2004, Dr. Fauci announced major progress in developing new vaccines for weaponized pathogens like smallpox, anthrax, and Ebola. Dr. Fauci defended the Bush administration's focus on biological terrorism, stating that the research they were doing could be applied to other important areas of concern, like the SARS coronavirus, which Dr. Fauci worked to combat. He also preached preparedness above all else. President Bush saw such value in the important achievements of Dr. Fauci that he awarded him the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008.
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  (#2) George H. W. Bush

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  By the first Bush administration, Dr. Fauci had become the chief of AIDS research at the National Institutes of Health. He was instrumental in bridging the gap between AIDS activists and the US government. At the time, the NIH was seen as distant and unresponsive to the gravity of the crisis, but Dr. Fauci is credited with bringing the two sides together to find effective treatments for the stricken.

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