{"efta_number": "EFTA01030163", "page_count": 4, "url": "https://epstein-data.com/EFTA01030163", "pdf_url": "https://epstein-data.com/pdf/EFTA01030163.pdf", "pages": [{"efta_number": "EFTA01030163", "page_number": 0, "text_content": "From: \"jeffrey E.\" <jeevacation@gmail.com> \nTo: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> \nSubject: \nDate: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:18:41 +0000 \nRachel Wolfson,  Contributor Digital marketing  consultant writer and fitness buff. I enjoy writing  about women \nin tech  innovating startups and everything  in-between. \nPrivate Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's \nProposed \"Anti-Science\" Budget Cuts \n09/05/2017 05:48 pm ET \n• \n• \n• \n• \nThe famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, \n\"The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in it.\" \nNeil deGrasse Tyson's quote from The Colbert Report distinguishes the difference between opinion and fact. \nScience, as a base, is always true. Yet, it is interpretation that imparts human error. In other words, while science \nis a universal truth, not everyone believes in the importance of science. \nConsider President Trump's 2018 budget request. Many of these call for massive cuts in spending on scientific \nresearch, medical research, disease prevention programs and more. If these requests are met, the National Cancer \nInstitute would face a $1 billion cut compared to its 2017 budget. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute \ncould see a $575 million cut, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases would see a reduction \nof $838 million. The administration would cut the overall National Institutes of Health budget from $31.8 billion \nto $26 billion. \nThe National Science Foundation, which gives $7 billion a year in grants to universities and research institutes, \nis not specifically mentioned in the budget. However, unspecified \"other agencies\" are in line for a 9.8 percent \nbudget cut. \nSince Trump became president, the official White House website also deleted all mentions of climate from the \nsite — all but one — the promise to eliminate the \"harmful and unnecessary\" Climate Action Plan. \nFollowing these actions, scientists and other employees of the EPA and USDA were told not to speak to the \npublic about climate change or other scientific concerns that should be addressed. \nPrivate Donations To Fund Science \nDue to Trump's anti-science policies and budget cuts, scientists are looking towards private donors for funding. \nPhilanthropic dollars have now come to play an important role in scientific progress. \nEFTA01030163\n", "char_count": 2365}, {"efta_number": "EFTA01030163", "page_number": 1, "text_content": "The successful American financier and philanthropist, Jeffery Epstein, is well known for supporting science; he \nis currently taking action to help a number of scientists thrive during the \"Trump Era.\" \nNone of this is new for Jeffery, though. Jeffery's funding for science dates back to the year 2000, when he \nfounded the Jeffery Epstein VI foundation to support cutting-edge science and science education around the \nworld. The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation has supported many leading scientists including Stephen Hawkings, \nMartin Nowak, Gregory Benford, Lee Smolin, Seth Lloyd, Lawrence Krauss, Artificial Intelligence scientist, \nMarvin Minsky and Nobel Laureates Gerard `t Hooft, David Gross and Frank Wilczek. \nIn 2003, the Foundation established the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University, providing a \n$35 million gift to the university. The program is one of the first to study the evolution of molecular biology with \nthe primary use of mathematics. It also became one of the first departments to develop a mathematical model to \nshow how cancer cells evolve as infectious bacteria and viruses such as HIV. \nLifeboat Foundation \nAmerican Financier and Philanthropist, Jeffery \nEpstein \nSubscribe to The Morning Email \nWake up to the day's most important news. \nWhile Jeffrey has donated large sums of money to help find a cure for cancer and infectious diseases, President \nTrump's proposed budget seeks an $82 million cut for the center that works on vaccine-preventable and \nrespiratory diseases, such as influenza and measles. \nTrump's budget also proposes a cut of $186 million from programs at CDC's center on HIV/AIDS, viral \nhepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis prevention. One of the biggest cuts, however, is $222 \nmillion for the agency's chronic disease prevention programs, which are designed to help people prevent \ndiabetes, heart disease and stroke, and obesity. \n\"I have helped scientists for 20 years and I don't really believe that you can say you fully understand a \nparticular problem, unless your ideas can be tested against solid evidence,\" Jeffery said. \"But to tackle those \nproblem you need resources, and if you have them the results can be marvellous. For example, in one simple \nand elegant equation, mathematics managed to describe the whole motion of the planets that alluded men for \nages.\" \nA Helping Hand Goes A Long Way \nPrivate donors who help fund science-based research and projects, such as Jeffery, are making a huge difference. \nWhen federal dollars become tight, the donors who step in become the real heroes. And while private funds are \nnot usually as large as federal funds, these donations can go a long way in terms of finding cures for diseases. \nFor example, HIV/AIDS was once viewed as a death sentence in the 1980s, but years of privately-funded \nresearch have helped scientists understand the basic biology of viruses and the workings on DNA. The Program \nfor Evolutionary Dynamics, funded by Jeffery, is now conducting research in mapping colon cancer resistance to \ninhibitor drugs, mapping the progression of pancreatic cancer, targeting the topology of minority mutations that \ndrive tumor growth and creating a database to predict and minimize resistance to HIV drugs. \nRobert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist, who some consider to be one of the most \ninfluential evolutionary theorists alive today. Robert is one of the scientists who has received support from \nJeffrey. \nEFTA01030164\n", "char_count": 3517}, {"efta_number": "EFTA01030163", "page_number": 2, "text_content": "\"Jeffrey's donations have permitted me to work on whatever I choose, in whatever way I choose,\" Robert said. \n\"Most of this is theoretical work. I think I have recently solved the problem of \"honour killings\" in terms of the \neffects of repeated first cousin marriages (Muslim) and long histories of within caste endogamy (Hindu). \nJeffrey's support included discussions with him, which were valuable mostly because he is extremely bright, \nopen-minded and widely travelled. They key is that he gives me consistent, warm support without me having to \nwrite endless applications for grants, and trusts me to put it to good use, as indeed I do.\" \nYet as Trump continues to make anti-science policies and excessive budget cuts, scientists and their supporters \ncan only hope for the best. Science is a unviersal truth, but unfortunately, the truth can be ignored. With the help \nfrom private donors though, science can continue to thrive and help us evolve. \nAdChoices \nThis post is hosted on the Huffington Post's Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post \nfreely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. \nTRENDING \nTrump To End Protections For Nearly 800,000 Dreamers If Congress\nCan't Pass A Deal \nObama Speaks Out On Trump Ending  Dreamer Protections \nTrump Touts `American Labor' With Photo Of Melania In Italian-\nMade Dress \nRobert E. 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