James Lyons-Weiler Explained

James F. Lyons-Weiler
Nationality:American
Fields:Ecology
Alma Mater:University of Nevada, Reno
Thesis Title:Data exploration and hypothesis testing in statistical and computational phylogenetic systematics
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Thesis Year:1998
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James Lyons-Weiler (born July 4, 1967) is an American scientist and activist who operates the non-profit organization Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge.[1] His doctorate is in ecology, evolution and conservation biology.[2] He was a University of Pittsburgh faculty member (2003-2009) and a member of the Early Detection Research Network through the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.[3]

History

Lyons-Weiler worked as an assistant professor and co-director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell from 2000-2002. He then served as faculty at the University of Pittsburgh from 2003-2009.

Controversies

Lyons-Weiler has been making numerous claims about COVID-19, and about vaccines in general for years.[4] [5] [6] [7]

He claimed in February 2020 that SARS-CoV-2 contains a genetic sequence, thus proving that the virus was probably engineered in a laboratory, was repeatedly discredited by researchers and fact-checkers.[8]

His Wordpress blog, Science, Public Health Policy and the Law claims to be a scientific journal, with an advisory board consisting of three other prominent anti-vaccine personalities.

Notes and References

  1. News: Montesano . Nicole . County COVID resolution comes under attack from residents . 26 February 2023 . News-Register . en.
  2. Web site: 2005-10-14 . University of Pittsburgh s James Lyons-Weiler on Using Better Statistics for Proteomics Experiments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202191301/https://www.genomeweb.com/proteomics/university-pittsburgh-s-james-lyons-weiler-using-better-statistics-proteomics-ex . 2022-12-02 . GenomeWeb.
  3. Web site: Lyons-Weiler, James . live . https://archive.today/20240807165703/https://edrn.nci.nih.gov/about-edrn/sites/65-university-of-pittsburgh-cancer-institute/lyons-weiler-james/ . 2024-08-07 . 2024-08-07 . Early Detection Research Network.
  4. News: Barrett . Malachi . 2021-05-07 . Michigan activists boost 'experts' to justify anti-vaccine stance. Health officials say their science doesn't hold up. . en . MLive.com . 2021-08-07.
  5. Web site: McDonald . Jessica . Jaramillo . Catalina . January 22, 2021. Viral Video Makes False and Unsupported Claims About Vaccines . September 16, 2024. FactCheck.org . en-US.
  6. News: December 18, 2020. Jon . Greenberg . Video shared on Facebook inflates risk of Moderna vaccine 40-fold . September 16, 2024 . PolitiFact . en-US.
  7. News: Stinelli . Mick . 2021-01-29 . Parties give closing statements in Crack'd Egg closure case . en . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 2021-08-07.
  8. Web site: February 10, 2020 . Flora . Teoh . 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) does not contain "pShuttle-SN" sequence; no evidence that virus is man-made . September 16, 2024 . Science Feedback . Health Feedback . en-US .

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