Former Chiron Scientist Sexual Predator Caught in Sting

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Note from WAR: Dr. Wolin who was caught in the sting was former Vice President of 
Oncology Research and Development at Chiron, Inc. Chiron is a customer of the 
notorious animal testing company, Huntingdon Life Sciences, that kills 500 animals 
every day.


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DATELINE NBC: "Maurice Wolin is 48 years old, married and a prominent San
Francisco physician. It's hard to believe that someone of his stature would
show up to meet a girl who said she was 13 and then follow her into the
backyard where she invites him to go in her hot tub. "

Dr. Wolin was Vice President of for Scientific Affairs and Clinical Research
at QLT Inc, when he was caught in a sting operation by Dateline-NBC and the
Petaluma, Cal. police for soliciting sex with a 13-year old child.

Before QLT, Dr. Wolin was Vice President of Oncology Research and
Development at Chiron, Corp.

Why is this important? Because it provides a glimpse of the seedy side
beneath the veneer of respectability. 
  
Dr. Wolin is s board-certified hematologist and oncologist, and member of
the American Society of Hematology and  Member American Society of Clinical
Oncology.  He received his MD from the State University of New York at
Buffalo Medical School and was an Assistant Professor of Medicine UCLA
School Of Medicine. 

Dr. Wolin is hardly the only predator lurking within the community of
biomedical researchers.
More than one skeleton is hidden in the closets of prestigious academic
medical institutions. Most are covered up, some have police records
documenting sexual misconduct, spousal abuse, and violent assaultive actions
by prominent medical faculty members.

 
Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav
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 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15130487/page/5/
DATELINE, NBC 
To Catch A Predator
Prominent men caught in Petaluma sting
 . Oct. 6, 2006  VIDEO /TRANSCRIPT 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Blog meant to coincide with what's on the show

"Hi I'm Chris Hansen from Dateline: To Catch A Predator." 

 9:00 p.m. I sometimes wonder which is more creative: the screen names some
of these men use or the excuses they give me once they're caught
As you've probably noticed, here in Petaluma, we change the look of the area
where we confront the men. In the past we've used a kitchen, basement or
living room setting with a counter or bar. This time we are on the back
patio. We have set up a bar, but there is also a hot tub. Will any of our
visitors actually get in? 
Among the 29 men who show up at our hidden camera house in Petaluma, Calif.
are military men, computer executives and a highly-regarded cancer doctor. 
9:30 p.m. You're about to meet a man who so badly doesn't want to appear on
television, his lawyers actually went to court, trying to prevent us from
using details of his chat, and video of his interrogation by police.

The court, however, ruled in our favor. He's 48-year-old Maurice Wolin, a
respected cancer doctor who lives near San Francisco. Dr. Wolin shows up
after an online chat with a decoy posing as a 13-year old girl. He uses the
screen name "Talldreamy_doc." He lies to the girls and says he's only 29. He
asks the girl what bra size she wears, talks in graphic detail about giving
and receiving oral sex and finally "Talldreamydoc" says: "I'm horny for
you."

As you can imagine, I really wanted to talk to Dr. Wolin to find out why
someone in his position would engage in such a conversation, much less show
up for a meeting. Here's why I never got the chance. After Dr. Wolin came
into our backyard, our decoy asked him to pour her a frozen drink at the
bar. It came out in a big chunk, knocking the glass over and spilling the
drink all over the place. Dr. Wolin then walks over to the hot tub to grab a
towel to clean up his mess. We think he spots a member of our crew and he
runs off. Little does he know his mess is just beginning. As you'll see, the
Petaluma police are waiting and he'll be talking to them.

 
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QLT Inc. (Specialty Pharma Companies). appoints Maurice Wolin vice president
of clinical research and medical affairs

* Maurice Wolin, M.D., has been appointed VP, clinical research and medical
affairs, at QLT Inc. Dr. Wolin was VP, oncology research and development, at
Chiron Corp. Mohammad Azab, M.D., has been promoted to executive VP,
research and development, and chief medical officer. Dr. Azab was VP,
clinical research and medical affairs. QLT (qltinc.com) specializes in the
discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies to
treat cancer, eye diseases, and niche areas for which treatments can be
marketed by a specialty sales force. 

1. www.sec.gov
Published on: 3/12/2004   Last Visited: 3/16/2004

Maurice Wolin M.D. joined QLT in June of 2003 as Vice President, Clinical
Research and Medical Affairs, and became Vice President Scientific Affairs
and Clinical Research in February 2004. Before joining QLT, Dr. Wolin served
as Vice President, Oncology Research and Development at Chiron Corporation.
He held various positions of increasing responsibility in research and
development and medical affairs within Chiron between 1996 and 2003, and was
most recently responsible for directing all development efforts in Chiron's
oncology programs. Dr. Wolin is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist
and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the
American Society of Hematology. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry,
he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine.
Dr. Wolin received his M.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo
Medical School.

2. Rocky Mountain News: Business
Published on: 8/11/2004   Last Visited: 8/11/2004
"We are impressed with Array's track record of success in creating small
molecule drug candidates in the field of oncology," said Dr. Maurice Wolin,
vice president of scientific affairs and clinical research at QLT, a
Vancouver, British Columbia, drugmaker.

3. QLT strengthens development group
biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030520/va126_1.html  
Published on: 5/20/2003   Last Visited: 5/20/2003VANCOUVER, May 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI - News; TSX: QLT - News)
announced today that it has strengthened its development organization with
the addition of Maurice Wolin, MD, as Vice President, Clinical Research and
Medical Affairs. Dr. Wolin will report to Mohammad Azab, MD, who has been
promoted to Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief
Medical Officer. 
...
Dr. Wolin, who joined the QLT team May 20, 2003, was previously Vice
President, Oncology Research and Development, Chiron Corporation, a leading
global biopharmaceutical company located in Emeryville, California. Since
1996 he has held various positions of increasing responsibility in research
and development and medical affairs within Chiron. In his most recent role
Dr. Wolin was responsible for directing all development efforts in Chiron's
oncology programs, including four marketed products as well as the
development pipeline. Dr. Wolin received his MD from the State University of
New York at Buffalo Medical School. 

"We are delighted to have Maurice heading our clinical research team," said
Dr. Azab, Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief
Medical Officer. 
...
"Maurice will play a critical role in the future of QLT's development,
including the continued expansion of Visudyne and other key development
programs, as well as the identification of new programs to enhance our
pipeline." 

With the addition of Dr. Wolin focussed on clinical development, QLT will
consolidate a number of Research and Development functions, including
preclinical development, regulatory, quality, clinical research and
manufacturing into an integrated R&D group, headed by Dr. Azab. 
...
Maurice and Mohammad have proven pharmaceutical development experience as
well as the expertise to assist our corporate development efforts in
identifying new development opportunities to strengthen our pipeline," said
Paul Hastings, President and CEO.

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