Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has won one of this year’s three $1 million Dan David Prizes, awarded to individuals and organizations deemed to be “globally inspiring.”
The Dan David Prize honors outstanding contributions that “expand knowledge of the past, enrich society in the present, and promise to improve the future of our world.”
“The coronavirus pandemic has presented humanity with new challenges,” stated Ariel Porat, professor and president of Tel Aviv University (TAU) and chairperson of the Dan David Prize Board. “Therefore, this year, we decided to honor the fields at the forefront of the battle against the virus—health and medicine.”