Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Halt Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today introduced the Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, which calls for the immediate halt of dangerous gain-of-function (GOF) research. GOF research aims to genetically alter a virus or organism to gain or lose function on its transmissibility or pathogenicity. Most evidence suggests the COVID-19 virus […]
Sen. Marshall Discusses Boston University Risky Gain of Function Research with Maria Bartiromo
Sen. Marshall Statement on Boston University Risky Gain of Function Research
(Washington, D.C., October 17, 2022) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after it was revealed researchers at Boston University developed an 80% more lethal COVID strain in a lab. “It is unconscionable that NIH sponsors this lethal gain of function virus research through Boston University and EcoHealth Alliance in densely populated […]
Sen. Marshall Questions Fauci About Gain of Function Research Funding at Wuhan Institute of Virology
(Washington, D.C., January 11, 2022) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci at a hearing about a recent report showing he provided dishonest testimony under oath about funding viral gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The report, sent to the Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General, stated […]
Sen. Marshall Introduces Legislation to Halt Viral Gain of Function Research
(Washington, D.C., October 19, 2021) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a group of colleagues in introducing the Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act to place a moratorium on all federal research grants to universities and other organizations conducting gain-of-function research and risky research on potential pandemic pathogens. This legislation is in response […]
Sen. Marshall Requests Information on National Institutes of Health’s Funding of Gain of Function Research
Request comes amid continued questions surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic (Washington, D.C., May 21, 2021) – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requesting information on gain of function research and NIH’s 2014 moratorium […]
