The Aspen Institute 10d ago

In "Disease Knows No Politics," former National Institutes of Health director Elias Zerhouni reminds us that viruses don’t care if you are a Republican or a Democrat and that science merits bipartisan support. In this memoir, Dr. Zerhouni traces his immigrant journey from Algiers to Johns Hopkins University to the NIH, and his later service as presidential science envoy and pharmaceutical and biotech executive. Ever committed to multidisciplinary medical research and patient care, he reflects on the challenges of medical leadership amidst stormy political waters and shares lessons in leadership, resilience, and public service. Aspen Ideas: Health takes place on the Aspen Institute’s wondrous 40-acre campus in the Rocky Mountains from June 22-25, 2026. The three-day event, which has opened the renowned Aspen Ideas Festival since 2014, is where health’s biggest challenges meet its biggest thinkers. #AspenIdeasHealth #AspenIdeas For more information about Aspen Ideas: Health, visit https://www.aspenideas.org/health.