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From: Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:29 PM To: jeevacation@gmail.com Subject: Re: saturday doesn't work for =e...would sunday work? ted Ted J. Kaptchuk Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical 5=hool Director, Program in Placebo Srudies & Therapeutic Encounter Beth l=rael Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA=02215 Email: Web: www.programinplacebostudies.org=/a> On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote: saturday 212=772 9416 On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:23 A=, < wrote: Great. Should we set up a time to=talk? ted Ted J. Kaptchuk Associate Pro=essor of Medicine EFTA_R1_00085088 EFTA01772729  Harvard Medical School Director, Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Enco=nter Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston. MA 02215 Email: Web: www.programinp ace os u pes=org < p: www.=rogrammp ace os udies.ore> On Nov 16, 2011, at 2:59 AM, jeffrey epstein wrote: =blockquote type="cite"> It is Sorry =or all the typos .Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2011, at 8:=6 PM, > wrote: Dear Jeffrey, <=div> I wanted to update you on our placebo initiative at Harvard. &nbs=;I've been asked to start a Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies which =ill be hosted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. It will =o basic, clinical and social science research as well as scholarly work in=placebo studies. We are situated in all the major teaching hospitals=at Harvard and have already drawn commitments from over 20 faculty. =Anne Harrington will be joining us. We recently published an p=ysiological study of placebo in the New England Journal of Medicine and a =heoretical paper in Philosophic Transactions of the Roy Soc B. (I'm=attaching fyi). We anticipate making some major breakthroughs in ge=etic of placebo effects (we're submitting our findings in the next days) &=bsp;and have major studies in the pipeline. We're hoping that this =rogram will establish Placebo Studies as a important component of medical =esearch internationally. Here is our new website: www.programinplac=bostudies.org. Let me know if this is of any interest for you.</=iv> Sincerely, Ted <=div> 2 EFTA_R1_00085089 EFTA01772730  Ted J. Kaptchuk Associate Pro=essor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Director, Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Enco=nter Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA 02215 Web: www.programinplacebostudies=org <http://www.=rograminplacebostudies.org/> On Nov 24, 2010, at 4:55 AM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote: =blockquote type="cite">Ted „ as you may know, I funded the Placebo work= with AnnHarrington probably fifteen years ago. I was one of the originals=on the MBB commitee, being best friends with Henry Rososyskly. then=sent Ann to China, then more particle physics, dali lama, with Koss=yn.. What is a good time to call? On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Kaptchuk, =ed Jack <ted_kaptchuk@hms.harvard.edu <mailto:ted_kaptchuk@hms.harvard.e=u» wrote: Woody, Thank you for the introduction.<=iv> Jeffrey, Whenever you'd like to talk....i talk placebo most of=the time....tell me. All my work and the work of my laboratory i= about placebo effects and we use a multi- discplinary approach: basic, cli=ical and social science and collaborate with the humanities (history, ethi=s, etc.) We published in these areas and have some exciting studies in the pipe=ine. We can start with a phone call or whatever. Your call. best ted Ted Kaptchuk Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 022=5 3 EFTA_R1_00085090 EFTA01772731  On Nov 23, 2010, at 3:44 PM, woodson merrell wrote: =blockquote type="cite"> Jeffrey and Ted, This is an introduction of the two of you to =ach other. I think you will have a very stimulating, exciting dialogue. I =ave spoken with each of you about the other. Jeffrey, &nbs=; Ted Kaptchuk is a deeply philosophical scientist. Placebo research ha= been his special interest for a decade (and Chinese Medicine before that-=in addition I am sure to many others). He is actually in the process now o= setting up a placebo research center at Harvard--where he has been on therfaculty for > 10 years, principally affiliated with their Osher Ce=ter for Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He wrote = wonderful book, The Web That Has No Weaver, abou= trad Chinese medicine, as the 2nd practitioner to visit China after the t=aw in the 70s. He can send you studies, etc. if you would like. = Ted, Jeffrey is a very successful investor. But the =eason I am recommending he talk with you is that he has a brilliant =cientific mind, is very interested in research and recently he has taken a=keen interest in some far-reaching questions about the implications of the=placebo response. (partly stemming out of his surprise that i would b=lieve in and use homeopathy) I think the two of you will enjoy each other's minds, and possibl= come up with some very interesting ideas for future research. &nb=p; Best, Woody Jeffrey Epstein office: Ted Kaptchuk home-o ice: *** ****** *•** ******** **** ******* *It** ****** **=**** ****** *•** The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside i=formation, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. 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