American immunologist Anthony Fauci
has agreed to act in an informal capacity as a strategic advisor
to Rino Rappuoli, scientific director of the Biotecnopolo
biotech hub in Siena, an institution founded by the Ministries
of the University, Health, Economy and Industry with the aim of
focusing on applied research in biotechnologies and life
sciences, the Fondazione Biotecnopolo announced this week.
The availability of the 82-year-old Fauci, one of the leading
global experts in the field of infectious diseases and medical
advisor to seven presidents of the United States, was welcomed
by Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi, a member of the
foundation's board.
"Fauci's willingness to act as an informal advisor," Parisi
said, "is a fundamental step towards making the Biotecnopolo
the Italian hub for the research, study and prevention of
pandemics".
The Biotecnopolo, he observed, is in fact a concrete product of
the document 'Preparation for pandemics and the role of
science', issued by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and
endorsed by the Academies of the G20 in 2021. "Fauci has
decades-long relations with Italian scientists." These ties,
underscored Parisi, "show how highly the value and rigour of
Italian sciences are recognised: they are the most concrete
stimulus to beginning, as soon as possible, the activity of a
Centre that can represent global recognition of the excellence
of Italian science".
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