The Massachusetts Center for the Book has listed American Anthrax as a “Must-Read” book for 2012!
“Jeanne Guillemin’s American Anthrax (Times/Holt) is a very readable account of the
highly technical world of bioterrorism, following the path of the 2001 anthrax attack, subsequent investigation, and eventual suicide of the key suspect, Bruce Ivins, which left much unsolved and unexplained.”
Jeanne Guillemin writes a May 24 letter to the The Boston Globe: “A vital institution, Postal Service should be valued”
American Anthrax author, Jeanne Guillemin became very well acquainted with the United States Postal Workers that were put in harm’s way during the 2001 Anthrax Attacks.
She says, “…from shipping packages to soldiers overseas to making sure Social Security checks arrive on time, the Postal Service offers one of the few constants in an economically unstable world.”
Read more here.
Newstalk Radio in Ireland: “Anthrax and Attractiveness”
Listen to author Jeanne Guillemin in her September 2011 interview! Click on the link, scroll down, and click on the “Monday September 5: Anthrax and Attractiveness.”
Library of Congress Talk in Washington, D.C.
Watch a video of Jeanne Guillemin give her talk, complete with her Power Point presentation, here.
Brandeis Magazine: Review
Brandeis Magazine has published a very good review of “American Anthrax” called “Fear of White Powder”.
The Prague Post: Interview
American Anthrax is a hit in the Czech Republic! Read Jeanne Guillemin’s review with the Prague Post here.
BIRD FLU RESEARCH: Dangerous Information on a Deadly Virus, Presented in Collaboration with Reuters.
Watch the video here.
Jeanne Guillemin will participate as a panelist on Bird Flu Research: Dangerous Information on a Deadly Virus at the Forum at Harvard School of Public Health on Wednesday February 15 at 11am.
Watch at www.ForumHSPH.org
The webcast also will be made available later on The Forum website as an on-demand video.
Date of Live Webcast: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM ET
The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health
Amid controversy, a cadre of experts are expected to meet in February at the World Health Organization to debate the publication of experiments that made a deadly form of bird flu more contagious in mammals in an effort to understand mechanisms of its evolution. Worries that the data and research could lead to a blueprint for a bioweapon or an accidental pandemic have fueled concerns. Recently, a federal advisory board recommended that some details of the research not be made public. In January, the scientists who conducted the as-yet-unpublished experiments announced in the journals Science and Nature their decision to “pause” research involving the viruses for 60 days. Other experts have asserted that the risks have been exaggerated. This Forum event, presented in collaboration with Reuters, will examine questions raised by the publication of possibly dangerous information and the security issues faced by labs legitimately working with this virus. This event will be part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.
MODERATOR
Sharon Begley, Senior U.S. Health & Science Correspondent, Reuters
EXPERT PARTICIPANTS
David R. Franz, Former Commander, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Jeanne Guillemin, Senior Advisor, MIT Security Studies Program
Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, and Director, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
Barry R. Bloom, Former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health, and Professor, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Documentary: The Living Weapon
See Jeanne Guillemin as a commentator in the Emmy-award winning documentary, “The Living Weapon,” which aired in 2009 on the PBS series “American Experience.” Her 2005 book Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism provided historical background for this overview of the growth of the American and other modern biological weapon programs during World War II and the Cold War.
Watch “The Living Weapon”.
Interview: Mindy Todd on The Point WCAI Cape Cod NPR
Listen to Jeanne speak about “American Anthrax” with Mindy Todd.
News Article: “Postal workers mark 10-year anniversary of anthrax attacks” in The Washington Post
View the article here.
News Article: “Ten Years After Deadly Anthrax Mailings, AAAS Event Explores Lingering Questions” on AAAS.org
View the article here.
Interview: CULTURE SHOCKS with Barry Lynn
Listen to the interview here.
Interview: Mike Cuthbert for AARP
Listen to the interview here.
Review: The Sanfrancisco Chronicle Review
Read it here.
Article: “Tainted Letters” in MIT Technology Review
Read it here.
