Virologist Jeffery Taubenberger, a close associate of former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, has quietly risen to the top of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) despite widespread concern over his history of gain-of-function (GOF) research. The promotion places him at the helm of the $6.6 billion institute just as the Biden administration is attempting to clamp down on the very type of high-risk virus manipulation work he has championed.
