FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Monday, December 3, 2012
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2012-12-03

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DIARY ENTRY — Monday, December 3, 2012
Source: Diary Prequel, pp. 299–300 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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had a town hall meeting with the Vaccine Research Center principal
investigators and other staff to reassure them that they have nothing to worry about
related to the departure of Gary Nabel to Boston to work at Sanofi. Gary left the VRC
solely because his wife Betsy Nabel took the job 3 years ago as President of the Brigham
and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Gary has been commuting ever since to be with her
on weekends and it is wearing him out. Unfortunately, Gary is leaving the best job in the
world at the VRC and he has done a spectacular job. He is clearly damaging his
scientific trajectory of his career by making this move. I told them (the VRC PIs) that I
was extremely satisfied with the performance of the VRC and would do everything in my

power to maintain the momentum and culture of the VRC. I would not hire someone to
replace Gary that would possibly damage this culture.