Ken Alibek

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Ken Alibek, 2003

Kanatschan Alibekow ( Russian Канатжан Алибеков , Kazakh Қанатжан Әлібеков ) (* 1950 ) - also known as Ken Alibek since 1992 - is an American doctor , microbiologist , colonel and bio-weapons expert who fled the Soviet Union .

Life

Ken Alibek was born as Kanatschan Alibekow in the Kazakh village of Kautschuk and grew up in Alma-Ata . He studied military medicine in Tomsk and then worked for Biopreparat Moscow on a bioweapons program.

His first job (1975) was the Institute for Applied Biochemistry (IAB) near Omutninsk , a combined pesticide production plant and reserve bioweapons factory in preparation for a bioweapons war. In Omutninsk, Alibek developed culture media for the cultivation and mass production of bacteria suitable as biological weapons. He optimized the development and large-scale production of microorganisms and their toxins. After less than a year in Omutninsk, Alibek was transferred to Berdsk in Siberia . With the support of a colleague, he set up a microbiological laboratory that optimized biological techniques for the rapid multiplication of microorganisms that were suitable for the production of biological weapons.

Soon, Alibekov was transferred back, where he rose to the position of deputy director. He quickly rose up the hierarchy of the Soviet Army and became the first director of Biopreparat , where he led a bioweapons research program.

In 1992 he fled to the USA, became an American citizen and anti-bioweapons. He has actively campaigned for biological disarmament and a bio-weapons-free military strategy for the US government. He is CEO of AFG Biosolutions Inc. (USA) and President and CEO of MaxWell Biocorporation, LLC (Ukraine).

After large quantities of the antidote ciprofloxacin were issued in 2001 for fear of further anthrax attacks , Alibek warned that the widespread use of antibiotics would result in numerous new, resistant bacteria.

Publications

  • Ken Alibek, Steven Handelman: Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World - Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It . Random House, 1999, ISBN 0-385-33496-6 .
  • The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does it work? (2002), reviewer. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, Institute of Medicine.
  • Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities (2002), Workshop Summary, Contributor. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, Institute of Medicine.
  • RS Weinstein, K. Alibek: Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders . Thieme Medical Publishing, New York 2003.
  • K. Alibek et al .: Biological Weapons . In: Bio-Prep , Louisiana, Jan 2003.
  • I. Fong, K. Alibek: Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents: A New Dilemma for the 21st Century . Springer, 2005.
  • I. Fong, K. Alibek: New and Evolving Infections of the 21st Century . Springer, 2006.
  • K Alibek, T Grechana, L Grechanyiy et al .: Link Between Intestinal Microflora and Gut Immune System: Changes Related to Age . In: Fiziol Zur , 2008, June; 3 (54) .
  • K Alibek, T Klimenko et al .: Viral Carcinogenesis: Current Point of View . In: Lik Sprava, 2007 Jun-Aug issue .
  • K Alibek, A Pashkova: Infection as a risk factor in the atherosclerosis development: current concepts and treatment opportunities . In: Lik Sprava, 2007 Apr-May; (3): 3-13 [In Russian] PMID 18273960 .
  • K Alibek, NV Osipov, SA Nazarenko: Role of microorganisms in etiology and pathogenesis of aging . In: Lik Sprava , 2007, Jan-Mar; (1-2), pp. 10-17 . (Russian).
  • Dan Richards, Kenneth Alibek, Michael G Katzen, Mark A Wainberg, Richard J Webby: Controversies in 21st century virology . In: Future Virology , May 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 263-268
  • K Alibek, G Liu: Biodefense shield and avian influenza . In: Emerg Infect Dis , 2006, May; 12 (5), pp. 873-875, PMID 16710964 .
  • VA Karginov, A Yohannes, TM Robinson, K Alibek et al .: Beta-cyclodextrin derivatives that inhibit anthrax lethal toxin . In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry , 2006, Jan 1; 14 (1), pp. 33-40. Epub 2005 Sep 19, PMID 16169738 .
  • Forino M, Johnson S, Wong TY, Alibek K., et al .: Efficient synthetic inhibitors of anthrax lethal factor . In: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA , 2005, Jul 5; 102 (27), pp. 9499-9504. Epub 2005 Jun 27, PMID 15983377 .
  • SG Popov, TG Popova, S Hopkins, K Alibek et al .: Effective antiprotease-antibiotic treatment of experimental anthrax . In: BMC Infect Dis , 2005, Apr 8; 5 (1), p. 25, PMID 15819985
  • K Alibek: Smallpox: a disease and a weapon , Int J Infect Dis , 2004, Oct; 8 Suppl 2, pp. 3-8, PMID 15491869
  • G Liu, Q Zhai, D Schaffner, K Alibek, et al .: "Bacillus alcalophilus" peptidoglycan induces IFN-alpha-mediated inhibition of vaccinia virus replication . In: FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol , 2004, Oct 1; 42 (2), pp. 197-204, PMID 15364104 .
  • K Alibek, C Bailey BioShield or biogap? In: Biosecur Bioterror , 2004, 2 (2), pp. 132-133, PMID 15225408 .
  • G Liu, Q Zhai, DJ Schaffner, K Alibek et al .: Prevention of lethal respiratory vaccinia infections in mice with interferon-alpha and interferon-gamma . In: FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol , 2004, Apr 9; 40 (3), pp. 201-206, PMID 15039095 .
  • G Liu, Q Zhai, D Schaffner, K Alibek et al .: IL-15 induces IFN-beta and iNOS gene expression, and antiviral activity of murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells . In: Immunol Lett , (2004), Feb 15; 91 (2-3), pp. 171-178; PMID 15019287 .
  • SG Popov, TG Popova, E Grene, K Alibek et al .: Systemic cytokine response in murine anthrax . In: Cell Microbiol (2004) Mar; 6 (3), pp. 225-233, PMID 14764106 .
  • VA Karginov, TM Robinson, J Riemenschneider, K Alibek et al .: Treatment of anthrax infection with combination of ciprofloxacin and antibodies to protective antigen of "Bacillus anthracis" . In: FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol , (2004), Jan 15; 40 (1), pp. 71-74, PMID 14734189 .
  • AG Wu, D Alibek, YL Li, K Alibek et al .: Anthrax toxin induces hemolysis: an indirect effect through polymorphonuclear cells . In: J Infect Dis (2003), Oct 15; 188 (8), pp. 1138-1141. Epub 2003 Sep 30; PMID 14551883 .
  • SN Radyuk, PA Mericko, TG Popova, K Alibek et al .: In vitro-generated respiratory mucosa: a new tool to study inhalational anthrax . In: Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003), Jun 6; 305 (3), pp. 624-632.
  • VI Klichko, J Miller, A Wu, K Alibek et al .: Anaerobic induction of “Bacillus anthracis” hemolytic activity . In: Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003), Apr 11; 303 (3), pp. 855-862, PMID 12670489 .
  • SG Popov, R Villasmil, J Bernardi, K Alibek et al .: Effect of "Bacillus anthracis" lethal toxin on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells . In: FEBS Lett (2002), Sep 11; 527 (1-3), pp. 211-215, PMID 12220662 .
  • SG Popov, R Villasmil, J Bernardi, K Alibek et al .: Lethal toxin of "Bacillus anthracis" causes apoptosis of macrophages . In: Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002), Apr 26; 293 (1), pp. 349-355, PMID 12054607 .
  • K. Alibek: Bioterrorism Threat in Modern World . Abstract of presentation to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, New York 2002.
  • K. Alibek: Mighty Microbe . In: Defense Review , Autumn, 2001, p. 44.
  • K. Alibek: Biological Weapons: Threat and Defense . Abstract of presentation to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 2000.
  • K. Alibek: The Soviet Union's anti-agricultural biological weapons . In: Ann NY Acad Sci (1999), 894, pp. 18-19, PMID 10681964 .
  • K. Alibek: Behind the mask: biological warfare . In: Perspective , Volume IX, Number 1, September-October 1998.

Hearings

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ D. Anderson: History of the Former Soviet Bioweapons Program . UMI Dissertation Services, 2006, UMI NO. 3231331
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28JOUR.html
personal data
SURNAME Alibek, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alibekow, Kanachan (real name); Alibekov, Kanatzhan (English transcription)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet doctor, microbiologist, colonel and bioweapons expert
DATE OF BIRTH 1950