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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) e G ‘ wo 4 -1l- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 12-16-2008 BY 60324 UC BAal/RS/STW Date of transcription 02/07/2002 On 02/01/2002, Spécial agent(__CC~Céd‘ O:: hee’ Federal Bureau_of Investigation, Washington eld O e. me ‘ b ~1 io | _—Ss|)’:« United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), #ort Detrick, Maryland, DOB?| ~<YT SSN: atL__|place of employment. After being advised of Vv the identity of thé interviewing agent and the nature of the interview, [_——Céd Vo unnttariily provided the following 0 information: has been a in th Division| __ [of USAMRIID since[ __—idcurrent researe focus is [SCSSCSCSCSCSCCCSC*W Ra aso conducted|~*d pO anthrax studies when|[__|was no_ longer works with as a result of bé advised that Dr. Bruce Ivins were 7c the Primary Investigators working with B. anthracis. In a typical y7r aerobiology study involving anthrax, Ivins would prepare the organism for aerosolizing. For each animal, one aerosol spray would be run with a 10 mL sample of B. anthracis suspended in a liquid medium. As the sprays were conducted, the sample vials would be stored in a refrigerator iri the BSL-3 Suite in Building 1412 until use. Prior to 1995, these coolers were unlocked, and one had access to the freezer if one had access to the hot side of 1412. After 1995, the suite was remodeled in accordance to Good Laboratory Practices, and the freezers were subsequently locked. with the advised the purpose of the Anthrax studies P were to determine the virulence of different strains. BIC worked primarily with the Ames and Vollum 1-B strains of 5. anthracis. had no knowledge of any commercial sources of the Ames strain, and believed the strain originated in Ames, Iowa. Ft. Detrick, Maryland Investigation on 02/01/2002 at File# 279A-WF-222936-30z2-lLUS6 Date dictated Y: ee a This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is I it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. rr ts ~1 1 OV moa by