Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will deliver the principal address at the College’s 141st Commencement on May 19 at Carnegie Hall. The nation’s premier expert in human immunodeficiency virus infection will receive an honorary doctor of science degree.

For 16 years, Dr. Fauci has directed the NIAID, the third largest institute of the NIH, and was among the first to recognize the potential impact of HIV infection on public health. His research has been instrumental in determining how the AIDS virus destroys the body’s defenses, and he has played a major role in developing strategies for the immune reconstitution of people with AIDS and for an AIDS vaccine.

A graduate of Cornell Medical College, Dr. Fauci has received numerous awards for his scientific accomplishments, including more than 20 honorary doctorate degrees in the U.S. and abroad, and is an author, coauthor or editor of more than 970 scientific publications and textbooks.