Dr. Anthony Fauci to Step Down in December as Nation's Top Infectious Disease Expert
After leading the organization for more than three decades, Fauci, 81, said Monday in an interview withThe New York Timesthat he plans to leave the NIAID in December in order to “pursue the next chapter” of his career. He explained that he’s “not retiring in the classic sense” and will spend his time traveling, writing, and encouraging the younger generation to enter government service. “So long as I’m healthy, which I am, and I’m energetic, which I am, and I’m passionate, which I am, I want to do some things outside of the realm of the federal government,” Fauci told the outlet....