Prof. Francis Barany, microbiology, met with convicted child sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 to discuss funding Barany’s cancer research, according to files released by the Department of Justice on Jan. 30. Barany, who works for Weill Cornell, later attempted to source funding for Ebola research through Epstein associates over email in 2014. Barany and Epstein were connected by Ossa Properties’ Anthony Barrett, a longtime associate of Epstein whose name appears frequently in the files. Emails appear to show that Barrett asked Epstein on multiple occasions to meet Barany. That guy needs some attitude adjustment.”To that, Epstein wrote, “ignore it,.. i dont like him, .

Source: Daily Sun February 11, 2026 08:35 UTC