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'Here's what happened:

In 2004, Dr. Wulsin was hired to review data on malariotherapy for the Heimlich Institute. Her work involved reviewing published papers and articles, and making recommendations on future projects for the Institute. She quickly determined that "the preponderance of evidence indicates that neither malaria nor Immunotherapy will cure HIV/ AIDS."

In the course of her work, she was given a single page of data from an experiment taking place in Africa. In her opinion, the data was too good to be true, and she was unable to perform a full evaluation of the information because "no written protocol is available," discrepancies existed in the data, "even internal documents,., are not obtainable" and she was not given the opportunity to speak to contacts on the ground or perform site visits.

In fact, much important information was missing from the data Dr. Wulsin reviewed, and she repeatedly called for "professional dissemination and transparent discussion with scientists, physicians and other stakeholders."

In a draft report, Dr, Wulsin emphasized the importance of ethical standards on multiple occasions, and directly addressed concerns about research in Africa and China. Dr. Wulsin was clearly aware of the ethical issues and potential for controversy.

Dr. Wulsin's contract with the Heimlich Institute was terminated the day after her draft report was submitted for review by the Institute's board and the board of the parent Deaconess Foundation.

Vic Wulsin blew the whistle on a potentially dangerous therapy and asked questions about the ethical standards being used in the research. She didn't stay silent - she spoke up, and lost her job for doing it.'