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Private channel session 1691

4 messages over 8m, 2022-01-14 – 2022-01-14.

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  1. 2022-01-14 09:20 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.1059
    Should I address this - `- Were you aware, while you were on that call, that Anthony Fauci had historically funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?` I mean I was aware that EHA had been doing work with them althoughI am not sure I knew specifically that NIH funded it. Also it is not correct to say Fauci funded it? It was the grantpanels in the NIH surely? Or was there some special mechanism through NIAID's director?Or just ignore that one?
  2. 2022-01-14 09:21 Andrew Rambaut open PDF p.1059
    If pressed I could always say I am not really familiar with US research funding schemes
  3. 2022-01-14 09:24 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.1059
    I suggest not answering that question - I don't even think Tony himself was aware to be honest
  4. 2022-01-14 09:29 Robert F. Garry open PDF p.1059
    I agree - it wasn't any special mechanism from the director - just an R01 IIRC - not even sure if that a special mechanism even exists anymore though there are discretionary funds that the institute director and the overalldirectors have- TF doesn't take part in funding decisions at the r01 level so no not even aware.