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Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.86 · baric_ti:utt:00763

Date: 2026-04-10 09:00 (day precision)
Type: transcript segment · interview
recipient: Christina Salazar, Harry Kazenoff, David T. Lambeth III, William Henderson, Clark Ervin, Jake Greenberg
speaker: Ralph S. Baric

Not really, but Fang Li does structural biology and develops biochemical assays, to look at spike receptor interactions. So I would guess that both of those are around that topic.

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2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. I'm going to show you another email here that you're on. It's dated October 24, 2018. It's from Fang Li to you. [Exhibit No. 2 shown.]
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

And it says, "It was nice chatting with you in Wuhan. My student" -- and I don't know how to pronounce this individuals name --
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

2018. Okay. What's this about?
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

-- "has emailed you the information about PEDV. My postdoc, C-H-U-M-I-N-G, will email you the information about the MERS-like CoV-422 soon." Do you recall that email?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric

Not really, but Fang Li does structural biology and develops biochemical assays, to look at spike receptor interactions. So I would guess that both of those are around that topic.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. Did you work on either of those two?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

We had published a paper on MERS 422. I don't think Fang is an author.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. So do you know what his postdoc was emailing you about? DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I'd have to see the postdoc's email.

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