The University of Minnesota is hosting a special lecture on Tuesday night by Anthony Fauci, a leader in the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci is set to discuss his 50-year career in medicine and efforts to fight viral diseases like HIV/AIDS, swine flu, SARS, Ebola and COVID-19. His remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Minnesota Public Radio journalist Kathy Wurzer.

In addition to being a key member of the White House’s COVID-19 response team, Fauci, 83, was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022. In 2008 Fauci received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush for his work to understand and treat HIV/AIDS.

In 2020, the already influential Fauci became a household name from his media appearances as a voice of the medical and scientific community in the government’s response to a new pandemic. He was chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2022.

Fauci’s Tuesday lecture begins at 6 p.m. at UMN’s Northrop Auditorium and is hosted by the school’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. It’s free and open to the public, but it is at capacity and won’t be live-streamed.

Fauci’s appearance is part of a series of lectures called UMN Conversations at Northrop. It’s a new initiative from the U to hold regular speaking events from various school departments.

This story will be updated with details on Fauci’s remarks.

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