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Alina Chan

January 01, 1970

Alina Chan is a Canadian molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she is a postdoctoral fellow. During the COVID-19 pandemic she became known for questioning the prevailing consensus regarding the origins of the virus and publicly advocating a laboratory escape hypothesis.[1][2][3][4]

Alina Chan
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology, cell engineering, gene therapy
InstitutionsBroad Institute

Biography edit

Chan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Singaporean parents. Her family returned to Singapore shortly after, where she grew up. She returned to Canada after high school to study biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of British Columbia, where she earned a PhD.[1] She then joined Harvard University as a postdoctoral scholar, later joining the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute.[1][2]

COVID-19 origins edit

Main articles: Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and COVID-19 lab leak theory

Chan became known during the COVID-19 pandemic for co-authoring a preprint according to which the virus was "pre-adapted" to humans and suggesting COVID-19 could have escaped from a laboratory.[2][4] The preprint has not been accepted for publication by a scientific journal, but received a significant reception in the popular press.[2]

The reaction of virologists and other specialists to Chan's hypothesis has been largely, but not exclusively, negative. The New York Times noted in October 2021 that Chan's view has been "widely disputed by other scientists", but some have commended her willingness to advance alternative hypotheses in the face of controversy.[5] Jonathan Eisen of UC Davis praised Chan for raising the lab-origin discussion, but said her views remain conjecture, as not enough disease outbreaks have been traced in enough molecular detail to know what is normal, noting also that the virus continues to change and adapt.[2] Sixteen months after Chan's preprint was shared online, a scientific review article published in Cell described the pre-adaptation theory as "without validity."[6]

Chan detailed her views publicly in long Twitter postings called "tweetorials"[2][3] and wrote opinion pieces on the subject with science journalist Matt Ridley in the Wall Street Journal and in The Daily Telegraph.[7][8] Chan later signed open letters together with other scientists published in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, calling for full and unrestricted international forensic investigations into all possible origins of the virus.[9][10] She was one of 18 scientists who signed a letter in Science Magazine calling again for a credible investigation into the origins of the virus.[11] The letter called for a "proper investigation" into "both natural and laboratory spillovers" and was widely covered in the press and brought the debate on the possible lab origins of the virus into the mainstream.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Chan and Ridley authored a book entitled Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, published by HarperCollins in November 2021.[2][18][19] She planned to change her name after the book was published in order to pursue her scientific career "quietly".[2]

In September 2021, Chan participated in a debate on COVID-19 origins organized by Science magazine, which included scientists Linfa Wang, Michael Worobey, and Jesse Bloom.[20][21][22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Rabin, Roni Caryn (24 August 2021). "Caught in the Crossfire over Covid's Origins". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Regalado, Antonio (25 June 2021). "They called it a conspiracy theory. But Alina Chan tweeted life into the idea that the virus came from a lab". MIT Technology Review.
  3. ^ a b Jacobsen, Rowan (9 September 2020). "Could COVID-19 Have Escaped from a Lab?". Boston Magazine.
  4. ^ a b Harris, Mary (13 April 2021). "A Different Theory of COVID-19's Origin". Slate Magazine.
  5. ^ Rabin, Roni Caryn (24 August 2021). "Caught in the Crossfire Over Covid's Origins". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ Holmes, Edward C.; Goldstein, Stephen A.; Rasmussen, Angela L.; Robertson, David L.; Crits-Christoph, Alexander; Wertheim, Joel O.; Anthony, Simon J.; Barclay, Wendy S.; Boni, Maciej F.; Doherty, Peter C.; Farrar, Jeremy (2021-09-16). "The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review". Cell. 184 (19): 4848–4856. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.017. ISSN 1097-4172. PMC 8373617. PMID 34480864.
  7. ^ Chan, Alina; Ridley, Matt (January 15, 2021). "The World Needs a Real Investigation Into the Origins of Covid-19". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  8. ^ Ridley, Matt; Chan, Alina (February 6, 2021). "Did the Covid-19 virus really escape from a Wuhan lab?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Open Letter: Call for a Full and Unrestricted International Forensic Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19" (PDF). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ "OPEN LETTER: CALL FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19" (PDF). 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ Bloom, Jesse D.; Chan, Yujia Alina; Baric, Ralph S.; Bjorkman, Pamela J.; Cobey, Sarah; Deverman, Benjamin E.; Fisman, David N.; Gupta, Ravindra; Iwasaki, Akiko; Lipsitch, Marc; Medzhitov, Ruslan; Neher, Richard A.; Nielsen, Rasmus; Patterson, Nick; Stearns, Tim; Nimwegen, Erik van; Worobey, Michael; Relman, David A. (May 14, 2021). "Investigate the origins of COVID-19". Science. 372 (6543): 694. Bibcode:2021Sci...372..694B. doi:10.1126/science.abj0016. PMC 9520851. PMID 33986172. S2CID 234487267.
  12. ^ Whipple, Tom (27 May 2021). "Could a lab leak really be to blame for Covid-19?". The Australian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  13. ^ Palus, Shannon (May 29, 2021). "Just Because We're Talking About the Lab Leak Theory Doesn't Mean It's Come True". Slate Magazine.
  14. ^ "Many Scientists Still Think The Coronavirus Came From Nature". NPR.org.
  15. ^ "The science around the lab leak theory hasn't changed. But here's why some scientists have". NBC News. 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ Barnes, Adam (June 17, 2021). "Harvard scientist says Trump hatred motivated experts who denied Wuhan lab leak theory". The Hill.
  17. ^ "How It Started, How It's Going". On the Media. WNYC Studios. May 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Honigsbaum, Mark (2021-11-15). "Viral by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley review – was Covid-19 really made in China?". The Guardian. from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  19. ^ Hiltzik, Michael (2021-11-15). "These authors wanted to push the COVID-19 lab-leak theory. Instead they exposed its weaknesses". The Los Angeles Times. from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  20. ^ "'Lab-leak' and natural origin proponents face off—civilly—in forum on pandemic origins". www.science.org.
  21. ^ Karel, Daniel (9 October 2021). ""Lab leak" or natural spillover? Leading scientists debate COVID-19 origins". Salon. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  22. ^ "The Mysterious Case of the COVID-19 Lab-Leak Theory". The New Yorker. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

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January 01, 1970
alina, chan, canadian, molecular, biologist, specializing, gene, therapy, cell, engineering, broad, institute, harvard, where, postdoctoral, fellow, during, covid, pandemic, became, known, questioning, prevailing, consensus, regarding, origins, virus, publicly. Alina Chan is a Canadian molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where she is a postdoctoral fellow During the COVID 19 pandemic she became known for questioning the prevailing consensus regarding the origins of the virus and publicly advocating a laboratory escape hypothesis 1 2 3 4 Alina ChanScientific careerFieldsMolecular biology cell engineering gene therapyInstitutionsBroad Institute Contents 1 Biography 2 COVID 19 origins 3 References 4 External linksBiography editChan was born in Vancouver British Columbia to Singaporean parents Her family returned to Singapore shortly after where she grew up She returned to Canada after high school to study biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of British Columbia where she earned a PhD 1 She then joined Harvard University as a postdoctoral scholar later joining the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute 1 2 COVID 19 origins editMain articles Investigations into the origin of COVID 19 and COVID 19 lab leak theory Chan became known during the COVID 19 pandemic for co authoring a preprint according to which the virus was pre adapted to humans and suggesting COVID 19 could have escaped from a laboratory 2 4 The preprint has not been accepted for publication by a scientific journal but received a significant reception in the popular press 2 The reaction of virologists and other specialists to Chan s hypothesis has been largely but not exclusively negative The New York Times noted in October 2021 that Chan s view has been widely disputed by other scientists but some have commended her willingness to advance alternative hypotheses in the face of controversy 5 Jonathan Eisen of UC Davis praised Chan for raising the lab origin discussion but said her views remain conjecture as not enough disease outbreaks have been traced in enough molecular detail to know what is normal noting also that the virus continues to change and adapt 2 Sixteen months after Chan s preprint was shared online a scientific review article published in Cell described the pre adaptation theory as without validity 6 Chan detailed her views publicly in long Twitter postings called tweetorials 2 3 and wrote opinion pieces on the subject with science journalist Matt Ridley in the Wall Street Journal and in The Daily Telegraph 7 8 Chan later signed open letters together with other scientists published in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times calling for full and unrestricted international forensic investigations into all possible origins of the virus 9 10 She was one of 18 scientists who signed a letter in Science Magazine calling again for a credible investigation into the origins of the virus 11 The letter called for a proper investigation into both natural and laboratory spillovers and was widely covered in the press and brought the debate on the possible lab origins of the virus into the mainstream 12 13 14 15 16 17 Chan and Ridley authored a book entitled Viral The Search for the Origin of COVID 19 published by HarperCollins in November 2021 2 18 19 She planned to change her name after the book was published in order to pursue her scientific career quietly 2 In September 2021 Chan participated in a debate on COVID 19 origins organized by Science magazine which included scientists Linfa Wang Michael Worobey and Jesse Bloom 20 21 22 References edit a b c Rabin Roni Caryn 24 August 2021 Caught in the Crossfire over Covid s Origins The New York Times a b c d e f g h Regalado Antonio 25 June 2021 They called it a conspiracy theory But Alina Chan tweeted life into the idea that the virus came from a lab MIT Technology Review a b Jacobsen Rowan 9 September 2020 Could COVID 19 Have Escaped from a Lab Boston Magazine a b Harris Mary 13 April 2021 A Different Theory of COVID 19 s Origin Slate Magazine Rabin Roni Caryn 24 August 2021 Caught in the Crossfire Over Covid s Origins The New York Times Retrieved 14 February 2022 Holmes Edward C Goldstein Stephen A Rasmussen Angela L Robertson David L Crits Christoph Alexander Wertheim Joel O Anthony Simon J Barclay Wendy S Boni Maciej F Doherty Peter C Farrar Jeremy 2021 09 16 The origins of SARS CoV 2 A critical review Cell 184 19 4848 4856 doi 10 1016 j cell 2021 08 017 ISSN 1097 4172 PMC 8373617 PMID 34480864 Chan Alina Ridley Matt January 15 2021 The World Needs a Real Investigation Into the Origins of Covid 19 Wall Street Journal via www wsj com Ridley Matt Chan Alina February 6 2021 Did the Covid 19 virus really escape from a Wuhan lab The Telegraph via www telegraph co uk Open Letter Call for a Full and Unrestricted International Forensic Investigation into the Origins of COVID 19 PDF 4 March 2021 Retrieved 29 December 2021 OPEN LETTER CALL FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGINS OF COVID 19 PDF 7 April 2021 Bloom Jesse D Chan Yujia Alina Baric Ralph S Bjorkman Pamela J Cobey Sarah Deverman Benjamin E Fisman David N Gupta Ravindra Iwasaki Akiko Lipsitch Marc Medzhitov Ruslan Neher Richard A Nielsen Rasmus Patterson Nick Stearns Tim Nimwegen Erik van Worobey Michael Relman David A May 14 2021 Investigate the origins of COVID 19 Science 372 6543 694 Bibcode 2021Sci 372 694B doi 10 1126 science abj0016 PMC 9520851 PMID 33986172 S2CID 234487267 Whipple Tom 27 May 2021 Could a lab leak really be to blame for Covid 19 The Australian Archived from the original on 2021 06 18 Retrieved 2021 06 18 Palus Shannon May 29 2021 Just Because We re Talking About the Lab Leak Theory Doesn t Mean It s Come True Slate Magazine Many Scientists Still Think The Coronavirus Came From Nature NPR org The science around the lab leak theory hasn t changed But here s why some scientists have NBC News 18 June 2021 Barnes Adam June 17 2021 Harvard scientist says Trump hatred motivated experts who denied Wuhan lab leak theory The Hill How It Started How It s Going On the Media WNYC Studios May 21 2021 Honigsbaum Mark 2021 11 15 Viral by Alina Chan and Matt Ridley review was Covid 19 really made in China The Guardian Archived from the original on 2021 11 15 Retrieved 2021 11 17 Hiltzik Michael 2021 11 15 These authors wanted to push the COVID 19 lab leak theory Instead they exposed its weaknesses The Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 2021 11 15 Retrieved 2021 11 17 Lab leak and natural origin proponents face off civilly in forum on pandemic origins www science org Karel Daniel 9 October 2021 Lab leak or natural spillover Leading scientists debate COVID 19 origins Salon Retrieved 24 November 2021 The Mysterious Case of the COVID 19 Lab Leak Theory The New Yorker 12 October 2021 Retrieved 24 November 2021 External links editAlina Chan on Twitter nbsp Alina Chan publications indexed by Google Scholar nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alina Chan amp oldid 1177649465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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