U.S. Medical Research Agency Fires Dozens of Scientists with Financial Ties to China

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

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Dozens of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. government’s handsomely funded medical research agency, have been fired over their secret financial ties to Communist China. It is not clear how long they went undetected or how much taxpayer-funded research they stole, but so far 54 scientists have been booted for failing to disclose a troubling financial arrangement with a foreign government. In the overwhelming majority of cases—93%—the cash came from China, according to an ongoing NIH investigation that started two years ago. Also, in most of the probes the targets were Asian men in their 50s. The bulk of the ousted researchers received generous grants from the NIH, a federal agency with a $41.7 billion annual budget.

The probe, launched in the summer of 2018, is being conducted by Dr. Michael S. Lauer, Deputy Director for Extramural Research at the NIH. It mainly focuses on 285 active grants distributed to institutions in 27 states and 59 cities, totaling $164 million. Investigators singled out 399 “scientists of possible concern” and found that 133 (70%) had an “undisclosed grant” from a foreign government and 102 (54%) had an “undisclosed talents award.” More than 150 committed other NIH violations. Nine percent of the researchers concealed ties to a foreign company and 4% had an undisclosed foreign patent. Around three quarters of those investigated had active NIH grants and almost half of the scientists had at least two grants funded by American taxpayers. Every year the NIH invests tens of billions of dollars in medical research by giving around 50,000 grants to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools and other institutions throughout the country. Only 10% of the agency’s budget supports projects conducted by scientists in its own lab in Bethesda Maryland.

 

https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/u-s-medical-research-agency-fires-dozens-of-scientists-with-financial-ties-to-china/

 

Link to one of the documents re:the investigation:

https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/06122020ForeignInfluences.pdf

 

All I can do is shake my head. 

Edited July 19, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

Weren’t the Rosenbergs put to death for such activities?

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

2 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Weren’t the Rosenbergs put to death for such activities?

Corruption is so normalized and systemic in 2020, it really makes me wonder how the republic right now still functions.

[TBoneTX 46,121]

Ever since that nutcase Larry Klayman left Judicial Watch, the organization has really become an asset at bird-dogging stuff like this.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

Ever since that nutcase Larry Klayman left Judicial Watch, the organization has really become an asset at bird-dogging stuff like this.

Can you explain? I only became familiar with JW over the last few years. I agree about their investigative tenacity, and their correct assessment of things pertaining to many (not all) issues surrounding Trump, Spygate, et al. I just don't know much about their history, but right now they're one of a few organizations I plan to donate to.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

4 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/u-s-medical-research-agency-fires-dozens-of-scientists-with-financial-ties-to-china/

 

Link to one of the documents re:the investigation:

https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/06122020ForeignInfluences.pdf

 

All I can do is shake my head. 

This is awesome..... 

 

The radio show I listen to out of Los Angeles about foreign policy things has been talking about this for years now. The Chinese have been using a program called the "Thousand Talents Program" to help push them along. 

 

You guys should really listen to him it is called "The Dark Secret Place"

[TBoneTX 46,121]

1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Can you explain?

Klayman founded JW, which of course was good, but most of the lawsuits that he had them file appeared to me (a layman) to be unreasonable or outlandish.  He was also one of the very few WorldNetDaily columnists who I thought was a complete whacko.

 

The current head of JW seems very reasonable-sounding.  As such, donations there should be put to good use.