{"id":2637037,"date":"2026-07-29T06:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientists-who-nominated-fauci-for-prize-money-received-millions-in-niaid-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:31:45","slug":"scientists-who-nominated-fauci-for-prize-money-received-millions-in-niaid-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientists-who-nominated-fauci-for-prize-money-received-millions-in-niaid-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists who nominated Fauci for prize money received millions in NIAID funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscientists-who-nominated-fauci-for-prize-money-received-millions-in-niaid-funding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two immunology researchers who nominated Anthony Fauci for awards that included substantial cash prizes ended up receiving millions of dollars in NIAID research funding after their nominations. Newly released emails reveal Fauci frequently enough solicited and prepared these award submissions himself, sometimes doing most of the work. Senator Rand Paul questioned whether there was a quid-pro-quo given the large prize money involved, noting Fauci&#8217;s apparent involvement in producing nominations that benefited him financially. Evidence shows Fauci and colleagues, such as dr. Charles Dinarello and Dr. Barton Haynes, collaborated in nominating Fauci for various prestigious awards like the Dan David prize and the Shaw prize; in some cases, Fauci&#8217;s team helped draft nominations, and Fauci himself was awarded these honors, despite never winning the awards outright. These nominations often coincided with Fauci receiving substantial federal research grants, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Additionally, Fauci and other scientists expressed interest in and sought nominations for other important prizes, sometimes coordinating their submissions. While Fauci&#8217;s ethics counsel found that certain prizes were ineligible for ethical exemptions because they were awarded by organizations involved in his research funding, the connections between prize nominations and federal grants raise questions about potential conflicts of interest and the ethics of such practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two immunology researchers who nominated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Anthony-Fauci\/\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4664470\/fauci-private-covid-diaries-takeaways-fame-prize-money-lab-leak-debate\/\">awards that carried substantial cash prizes<\/a> went on to receive millions of dollars in NIAID research funding following their nominations of the agency\u2019s chief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently released email exchanges between Fauci and those scientists show that the former NIAID director, in some cases, solicited the award submissions, supplied all of the supporting material himself, and even performed a bulk of the work that the recommendations entailed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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received redirected Feeding Our Future donations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4662014\/state-department-un-agency-investigate-hamas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>State Department demands US-funded UN agency \u2018fully investigate\u2019 Hamas involvement in aid programs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe records raise the obvious question of a quid-pro-quo given the large amount of prize money at hand,\u201d Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Rand-Paul\/\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paul.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf\">a 136-page release<\/a> of Fauci\u2019s communication files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul titled the trove of documents \u201cFauci\u2019s Side Hustle,\u201d alleging he operated a prize-suggestion scheme that involved him authoring his own entries to various prize committees and having his colleagues in the scientific community submit them under their names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, in 2020, Dr. Charles Dinarello nominated Fauci for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dandavidprize.org\/the-prize\/\">Dan David Prize<\/a>, then a $1 million award honoring laureates \u201cwho made outstanding contributions to humanity.\u201d In one email chain published by Paul\u2019s office, Dinarello alerted Fauci that \u201cit\u2019s submitted\u201d and personally thanked him and his chief of staff, Greg Folkers, for \u201cdoing most of the work\u201d with drafting the Dan David Prize submission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4664470\/fauci-private-covid-diaries-takeaways-fame-prize-money-lab-leak-debate\/\"><strong>FAUCI\u2019S PRIVATE COVID-19 DIARIES: SIX TAKEAWAYS ON FAME, PRIZE MONEY, AND THE LAB LEAK DEBATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dinarello, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/som.cuanschutz.edu\/Profiles\/Faculty\/Profile\/314\">a professor of infectious diseases<\/a> at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, received roughly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/X05DNUMpuEujOChb8K8MrQ\/projects\">$1.8 million in NIAID grant money<\/a> after he helped Fauci win the Dan David Prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEach year the Dan David Prize committee asks me for nominees,\u201d Dinarello wrote in the submission notification to Fauci\u2019s staff, noting that he is \u201con a lot of Israeli lists\u201d as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/board\/members\">a lifetime board member<\/a> at the Weizmann Institute of Science, an Israel-based research center. The award itself is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dandavidprize.org\/faq-page\/\">headquartered<\/a> at Tel Aviv University, where the prize\u2019s namesake, Israeli philanthropist Dan David, was a top donor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the lead-up to the submission deadline, Dinarello urged Folkers, \u201cPlease let me read the draft of the narrative.\u201d Dinarello also advised that Folkers should \u201cemphasize\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/news-events\/news-releases\/statement-nih-barda-fda-emergency-use-authorization-moderna-covid-19-vaccine\">NIAID\u2019s co-development<\/a> of the second mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. \u201cIt should be in the long narrative (He is writing this),\u201d Dinarello said of Fauci.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNeed to beef up the covid part,\u201d Folkers instructed other NIAID staffers the following day. Folkers attached a Word document containing the prepared nomination letter and asked, \u201cDo u have language in the can [\u2026] that u could share that delineates how we responded in many ways to covid? I would tweak and fold a few key things into this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci ended up <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dandavidprize.org\/laureates\/dr-anthony-fauci\/\">clinching that year\u2019s award<\/a> in the category of \u201cPublic Health Present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongratulations\u2026.you\u2019re rich!\u201d an NIAID aide, who served as special assistant to the director, told Fauci in an email thread. \u201cI want my 15%,\u201d Folkers wrote separately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">An email released by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul shows NIH employees celebrating ethics approval of Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s Dan David Prize, with one writing, \u201cCongratulations\u2026.you\u2019re rich!\u201d (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-07-27-at-12.52.37-PM.png6a69d45a3d555.png?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;860&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An email released by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul shows NIH employees celebrating ethics approval of Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s Dan David Prize, with one writing, \u201cCongratulations\u2026.you\u2019re rich!\u201d (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci appeared to return the favor a year later when Dinarello asked Fauci\u2019s staff if Fauci could nominate him for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shawprize.org\/en\">Shaw Prize<\/a>, another seven-figure award worth $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI thoroughly enjoyed Tony\u2019s acceptance speech for the Dan David Prize and again I thank you for your essential role in the nomination process,\u201d Dinarello wrote to Folkers in 2021. \u201cCan you find out if Tony has been asked by the Shaw Prize committee to nominate someone[?]\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci agreed to Dinarello\u2019s request. \u201cIf Charles wants me to nominate him for the Shaw Prize,\u201d Fauci told Folkers, \u201cI would be happy to do so. He would have to write the nomination as he has done in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This dynamic played out between Fauci and other academics before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, Fauci repeatedly requested that Dr. Barton Haynes enter him in several prize contests and workshopped which ones he would be best suited for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Haynes had nominated Fauci for the 2019 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shawprize.org\/en\/prizes-laureates\/life-science-and-medicine\">a gold-plated Chinese medal<\/a> made of 18-karat solid gold that is considered the \u201cNobel of the East.\u201d It is unclear if Haynes put Fauci\u2019s name forward at his behest, but the emails suggested some coordination between them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere you go!\u201d Haynes wrote, forwarding a confirmation receipt of his Shaw Prize submission. \u201cThanks, Bart,\u201d replied Fauci. \u201cThere is another one that looks possible for me. As usual, I will supply all of the material. It is the Dan David Prize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou bet!!!\u201d Haynes responded. \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">Dr. Barton Haynes agreed to nominate Fauci for the 2019 Dan David Prize, a $1 million award. (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/image_252ead.png?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;418&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Barton Haynes agreed to nominate Fauci for the 2019 Dan David Prize, a $1 million award. (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci, however, realized that the Dan David Prize\u2019s selected fields of study, which originally rotated annually to recognize achievements across disciplines, for that year were not related to science or medicine. \u201cAnd so we will hold off on this until medicine\/science returns as a theme,\u201d Fauci told Haynes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnother possible award would be the Heinz Award,\u201d floated Fauci, prodding Haynes to nominate him for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heinzawards.org\/recipients?category=Human%20Condition\">Human Condition<\/a> category. Fauci indicated that his team would handle the submission paperwork for the Heinz Award, which pays out a cash prize of $250,000. All Haynes had to do was send his resume to the prize committee to become \u201ca nominator\u201d in the awards process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe obviously will take care of all of that on my end,\u201d Fauci wrote. \u201cThe only minor glitch is that in order to nominate me you need to write to them, send your CV and indicate that you want to serve as a nominator. They do this because they do not want just anyone nominating anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYep, will do this straightaway,\u201d Haynes said. \u201cThis is a good one, I think, for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">Dr. Barton Haynes said he would apply to become a nominator for the Heinz Award to in turn nominate Fauci. (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/image_9322ef.png?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;700&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Barton Haynes said he would apply to become a nominator for the Heinz Award to in turn nominate Fauci. (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, Haynes also asked Fauci whether he should nominate him for the Shaw Prize again. \u201cHave you won this yet?\u201d Haynes wrote. \u201cWant me to nominate you?\u201d Fauci said he did not want the nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci has never won the Heinz Award or the Shaw Prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haynes, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/immunobiology.duke.edu\/profile\/barton-ford-haynes\">director<\/a> of Duke University\u2019s Human Vaccine Institute, was awarded over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/ka80KDIWnUa-66g95vghdg\/projects\">$282 million in NIAID research funds<\/a> as the project lead on various vaccine development programs after nominating Fauci for the Shaw Prize in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dinarello and Haynes, both longtime recipients of federal research grants, had regularly received research funding from NIAID prior to their prize submissions on Fauci\u2019s behalf. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the agency\u2019s grant repository, NIAID gave Dinarello <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/f4ZByM0QLUiltfQuF_qYjg\/projects\">a total of $12.2 million<\/a> to support his research as the principal investigator on a series of immunology-related studies that date back to 1985. Haynes, meanwhile, has been awarded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/YTB8KSvDmEmPcwXJpINUJw\/projects\">more than $698 million<\/a> in grant money since 1987 by NIAID. A professor of medicine at Duke, Haynes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dukehealth.org\/news\/duke-professor-lead-300-million-nih-center-hiv-vaccine-research\">led<\/a> the university\u2019s Center for HIV\/AIDS Vaccine Immunology, a consortium established by NIAID.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The records do not show Fauci outright offering Haynes or Dinarello additional NIAID funding in exchange for the prize submissions, but Paul argued the trading of nominations among scientists raises conflict-of-interest concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci, Haynes, and Dinarello did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib and AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib and AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/image-collage-kqfde1v6x-1768338139172-e1768343681413<\/a>.jpg6a69d45e3b3cc.jpg?1785166991&#038;w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib and AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other instances of Fauci seeking monetary awards from outside organizations, NIAID\u2019s ethics counsel concluded that he could not accept the cash prizes associated with awards bestowed by Vanderbilt University and the Georgia Institute of Technology because both sponsors of the prizes were NIAID grantees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4665910\/rand-paul-trolls-fauci-over-diary-entries\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4665910\/rand-paul-trolls-fauci-over-diary-entries\/\">RAND PAUL TROLLS FAUCI OVER DIARY ENTRIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe did consider asking for an exception for these awards,\u201d NIAID deputy ethics counselor\u00a0Lawrence Tabak told Fauci. However, he said neither award was eligible for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ethics.od.nih.gov\/awards-new\">ethical conduct exemption<\/a> that allows gifts that \u201cconfer an exceptionally high honor in the fields of medicine or scientific research.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanderbilt\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/commencement\/nichols-chancellors-medal\/\">Nichols-Chancellor\u2019s Medal<\/a> is awarded \u201cto those persons who define the 21st century and exemplify the best qualities of the human spirit.\u201d Georgia Tech\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/about_the_prize\">Prize for Social Courage<\/a> \u201cshines a light on those around the world who bravely act to improve the human condition, often in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists who nominated Fauci for awards later received millions in NIAID funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2637038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fauci-awards.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4434,6513,83364,9134,51494],"class_list":["post-2637037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fauci","tag-funding","tag-niaid","tag-nomination","tag-science-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fauci-awards.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637037"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637041,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637037\/revisions\/2637041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}