Jan 24, 2004 | Scientists Re-Booted
Dr. Michael Patrick Kiley, age 62, died January 24, 2004. Kiley died of massive heart attack. He was an expert in Ebola, Mad Cow Expert and top of the line world class. It is interesting to note, he had a good heart, but it “gave out”. Dr. Shope and Dr. Kiley were working on the lab upgrade to BSL 4 at the UTMB Galveston lab for Homeland Security. The lab would have to be secure to house some of the deadliest pathogens of tropical and emerging infectious disease as well as bio-weaponized ones.
Jan 23, 2004 | Scientists Re-Booted
Robert Shope, age 74, died January 23, 2004. He was a virus expert who warned of epidemics and died of lung transplant complications. Later it was purported he had died of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis which can be caused by either environmental stimulus or a virus. It would not be hard to administer a drug that would cause Dr. Shope’s lung transplant to either be rejected or to cause complications from the transplant. Dr. Shope led the group of scientists who had an 11 million dollar fed grant to ensure the new lab would keep in the nasty bugs. Dr. Shope also met with and worked with Dr. Mike Kiley on the UTMB Galveston lab upgrade to BSL 4. When the upgrade would be complete the lab will host the most hazardous pathogens known to man especially tropical and emerging diseases as well as bioweapons. Dr. Shope died the day before Dr. Kiley.
Aug 5, 2002 | Scientists Re-Booted
Dr. David R. Knibbs, age 49, died: August 5, 2002. He was a well-respected pathobiologist specializing in electron microscopy.
