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Peter Daszak | |
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 Daszak speaking in 2017 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bangor University (B.Sc.) University of East London (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Zoologist |
| Employer(s) | Kingston University University of Georgia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Columbia University |
Peter Daszak is a British zoologist, consultant and public expert on disease ecology, in particular on zoonosis. He is the president of EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that supports various programs on global health and pandemic prevention.[1][2] He is also a member of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.[2][3] He lives in Suffern, New York.[4]
Daszak was involved in investigations into the initial outbreak which eventually developed into the COVID-19 pandemic[5] and became a member of the World Health Organization team sent to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
In 2025, the United States Department of Health and Human Services debarred Daszak five years, for his involvement in virus research in China.[6]
- ^ "Dr. Peter Daszak" bio, EcoHealth Alliance
- ^ a b "Peter Daszak, PhD". Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Faculty" Archived 15 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia Public Health
- ^ James Rainey; Kiera Feldman (12 April 2020). "Impeachment. Primaries. Kobe. Coronavirus rushed in while our focus was elsewhere". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Quinn, Jimmy (25 May 2021). "The Growing Scrutiny of Peter Daszak's Chinese Research Collaboration". National Review.
- ^ Yi Wei Wong (17 January 2025). "Group Involved in Wuhan Virus Studies Debarred by US Health Dept". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has cut off all funding and formally debarred EcoHealth Alliance Inc. and its former president, Peter Daszak, for five years following scrutiny over its involvement in virus research in Wuhan, China, ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic