Difference between revisions of "EcoHealth Alliance"
(Membership) |
|||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|founders=Gerald Durrell | |founders=Gerald Durrell | ||
|headquarters=Hudson Yards, New York City | |headquarters=Hudson Yards, New York City | ||
| − | |members=Robert Hoquet, Peter P. Daszak, Patricia Verduin, Nells Lippert, Carol C. Timmis, Winifred Zubin, David Franz, Thomas Geisbert, Nancye Green, Carlota Vollhardt, Mark Spitzer, Nancy Griffin, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Dr. Amy Attas, Dr. Frederick Baum | + | |members=Robert Hoquet, Peter P. Daszak, Patricia Verduin, Nells Lippert, Carol C. Timmis, Winifred Zubin, David Franz, Thomas Geisbert, Nancye Green, Carlota Vollhardt, Mark Spitzer, Nancy Griffin, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Dr. Amy Attas, Dr. Frederick Baum, Gerard B. Caddick, Dr. Rita Colwell, Dr. Marianne De Backer, Margery Fischbein, Holly Hegener, Dr. James Hughes, Peter S. Kaufman, Bob Kuperman, Margaret Loeb, David McIntyre, Chris McNeal, Lori Michelin, Ben Plumley, Geoffrey Potter, Lisa Silvershein, Kimberly Spina, Pamela Thye, Steven Wils, Dr. Lisa Wisniewski, Robert Hoguet, Sheila Patel, Ellen Shedlarz, Dr. Armine Arustamyan, Dr. William Karesh, Dr. Jonathan Epstein, Dr. Kevin Olival, Dr. Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio |
| − | Gerard B. Caddick, Dr. Rita Colwell, Dr. Marianne De Backer, Margery Fischbein, Holly Hegener, Dr. James Hughes, Peter S. Kaufman, Bob Kuperman, Margaret Loeb, David McIntyre, Chris McNeal, Lori Michelin, Ben Plumley, Geoffrey Potter, Lisa Silvershein, Kimberly Spina, Pamela Thye, Steven Wils, Dr. Lisa Wisniewski, Robert Hoguet, Sheila Patel, Ellen Shedlarz, | ||
| − | Dr. Armine Arustamyan, Dr. William Karesh, Dr. Jonathan Epstein, Dr. Kevin Olival, Dr. Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio | ||
}}'''EcoHealth Alliance''' is a group focused on emerging viruses. It carries out field work to collect virus samples, analyse and catalogue them and evaluate their potential for the possibility of zoonotic emergence. It uses the samples taken to evaluate potential antiviral drugs, such as [[Remdesivir]].<ref>https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/may/12/goldberg-all-casualties/522808/</ref> The group has received millions of dollars from the US government, and is lead by Dr. [[Peter Daszak]], a UK born [[virologist]]. | }}'''EcoHealth Alliance''' is a group focused on emerging viruses. It carries out field work to collect virus samples, analyse and catalogue them and evaluate their potential for the possibility of zoonotic emergence. It uses the samples taken to evaluate potential antiviral drugs, such as [[Remdesivir]].<ref>https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/may/12/goldberg-all-casualties/522808/</ref> The group has received millions of dollars from the US government, and is lead by Dr. [[Peter Daszak]], a UK born [[virologist]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 18 June 2020
EcoHealth Alliance is a group focused on emerging viruses. It carries out field work to collect virus samples, analyse and catalogue them and evaluate their potential for the possibility of zoonotic emergence. It uses the samples taken to evaluate potential antiviral drugs, such as Remdesivir.[1] The group has received millions of dollars from the US government, and is lead by Dr. Peter Daszak, a UK born virologist.
Contents
After discussion emerged as to the safety of gain-of-function research into viruses by genetic modification of natural viruses, Peter Daszak stated that such research "move[d] this virus from a candidate emerging pathogen to a clear and present danger". Daszak estimated that EcoHealth Alliance had spent about $100,000 annually to collaborate with researchers at Wuhan.[2]
NIH Funding
In 2014, the NIH gave EcoHealth Alliance a grant of $3.4 (or $3.7?)[3][4] for the study of coronaviruses in bats, to be disbursed over 6 years. This was passed on to a number of institutions researching animal viruses, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
2020 Withdrawal
In April 2020 the NIH ordered EcoHealth Alliance to cease spending the remaining $369,819 from its current NIH grant due to their research relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In May 2020, a group of 77 US Nobel Laureates in Science wrote an open letter of protest, stating their belief "that this action sets a dangerous precedent by interfering in the conduct of science and jeopardizes public trust in the process of awarding federal funds for research."[5][6]
Response
EcoHealth Alliance issued a response to the termination of their funding, which did not mention Wuhan of "gain-of-function" research. It did however note that "genetic sequences of two bat coronaviruses that we discovered with this grant have been used as lab tools to test the breakthrough antiviral drug Remdesivir. For that reason, it is clear that this research is vital for protecting the lives of Americans, and people around the world who are battling COVID-19".
Staff
“Among the policy advisors for EcoHealth Alliance are David Franz, a former commander at Fort Detrick, the main US government biowarfare/biodefence facility, who spoke in 2018 at the rightwing Hudson Institute, and Thomas Geisbert, who is doing biodefence/biowarfare work at Galveston.”[7]
Opinions
Various members of EcoHealth Alliance including William Karesh (executive vice president for health and policy) have promoted the theory of the zoonotic origin of COVID-19.
An event carried out
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| DEFUSE | A rejected proposal from Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance to weaponise naturally occuring bat coronaviruses, to preempt "zoonotic spillover". Authenticity questionable. |
Known member
1 of the 42 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Peter Daszak | A "completely discredited, conflict-plagued", "longtime partner" of Zhengli Shi, moved US money to the WIV to weaponise bat coronaviruses but didn't mention this in the influential joint statement he secretly got published in The Lancet to promote the "lone bat" theory. Later "investigated" COVID-19's origins. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:DEFUSE project funding rejection letter | letter | 2018 | DARPA | |
| Document:Was there a Wuhan lab leak? | blog post | 1 June 2021 | Jonathan Cook | No meaningful lessons will be learnt about what really happened in Wuhan. Maintaining the illusion of truth will continue to take precedence over uncovering the truth. And for that reason we are doomed to keep making the same screw-ups. As the next pandemic will doubtless attest. |
References
- ↑ https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times-commentary/story/2020/may/12/goldberg-all-casualties/522808/
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-60-minutes-coronavirus-peter-daszak-ecohealth-alliance_n_5eb90fd7c5b6d34558af9ce4
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/paid-for-the-damn-virus-thats-killing-us-giuliani-rips-fauci-over-grants-to-wuhan-laboratory
- ↑ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/27/exclusive-federal-health-officials-investigating-wuhan-lab-suspected-of-leaking-coronavirus-taxpayer-grants-to-lab/
- ↑ https://academeblog.org/2020/05/25/nobel-laureates-and-science-groups-demand-nih-review-decision-to-kill-coronavirus-grant/
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/05/22/861299458/77-nobel-laureates-denounce-trump-officials-for-pulling-coronavirus-research-gra
- ↑ https://gmwatch.org/en/news/latest-news/19392-expert-attacks-ecohealth-alliance-s-involvement-in-really-risky-bat-coronavirus-research-in-wuhan-labs
