Daszak CBP Package — page 12

m k Ty pe Remark RE MA RK From: CBP.DHS.GOV> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:18 PM To: cbp.dhs.gov> Cc: REFERRALS cbp.dhs.gov>; S @cbp.dhs.gov> Subject: Re: Subject Event 3 P. DASZAK C 10-4, thanks. We'll send it out in the morning. Charlie Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2021, at 10:11 PM, cbp.dhs.gov> wrote: Good evening , ***FYSA - NTC has rescinded previous inspection request; however, subject may be of interest to the FBI *** Peter DASZAK (DOB: is scheduled to travel from DOH to JFK on 02/05/2021, aboard QR #701 ETA 1425 EST- Event has been created for additional information. *** Reference event for notable publications and news articles.*** Background Peter DASZAK (DOB: is the President of EcoHealth Alliance; a US science-based non-profit that conducts research and outreach on the causes of emerging pandemic diseases, and their links to environmental change and conservation (Link). DASZAK's scientific research is focused on understanding the drivers of emerging diseases to include: evidence that emerging disease, chytridiomycosis, causes global amphibian declines; the first ever map of emerging disease 'hotspots'; and the identification of bats as a reservoir for SARS. DASZAK's goals are to understand what drives disease emergence develop innovative ways to stop emerging diseases in wildlife, livestock and people; and promote conservation of wildlife. DASZAK, is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) team that is investigating the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (Link). DASZAK is also affiliated with Zhengli SHI (Bat Woman) - the lead Virologist and Researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Link. SHI's areas of study include: Bats, Viral Ecology, Viral Entry, Virus Discovery, Zoonotic Diseases, Virology, Ecology of Pathogens (Link). EcoHealth Alliance and DASZAK have been working with Shi Zhengli for more than 15 years. DASZAK is listed as the Principal Investigator (PI) on National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grants: 1U01AI151797-01 - Understanding Risk of Zoonotic Viruses Emergence in EID Hotspots of Southeast Asia, and #2R01AI110964-06: Understanding the Risk of Bat Coronavirus Emergence, dated 6/01/201406/30/2024. SHI listed grant R01AI110964 on her resume (Link), although SHI is not listed as a PI. A search of the grant revealed 19 publications (Link), many of which were written by SHI. Additional information * DASZAK was asked publicly by NIH to retrieve the original type-specimen used by WIV for genetic analysis, and return it to the United States. He was also asked to explain several UNCLASSIFIED//LES UNCLASSIFIED//LES