cops = mind control?

Pheromone Science Pheromone Theory & Molecules
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Okay then, sorry to revive the dead thread again, but it was sort of bugging me that I only had my memory to go off when last posting. I looked around and found the old research and will post what I have done. Dead links have been revived when possible, and if not another current source was found. Contact information has been updated for 2017.
For further discussion on this topic for background in pherotalk please see the thread: The effect of copulins (woah)

First off, lets review:

  • The claims of copulin research from ‘Sandra Morrishaun, PhD, (Professor of Hormonology and Human Behavior, University of Chicago)’ as claimed on her website now closed, but the link revived with the Internet Archive. " About Me "

  • The claimed research that was done, with no direct references.
    Jun 6, 2014
    "Chronology of Copulin Research and Events
    1986: Michael Whalen discovers copulins and classifies them as a pheromone.
    1991: First synthetic copulin produced by Love Fragrances as a male attractant.
    1997: Copulins proven to not affect a male’s perception of a female’s attractiveness.
    1999: Groundbreaking research by Dr. Luis Monti-Bloch of the University of Utah demonstrates pseudo-psychological properties of copulins.
    2000: Funding for copulin study denied simultaneously at the Universities of Utah, Colorado and Chicago.
    2001 Feb: Dr. Clancy D. McKenzie, Professor of Integrative Medicine at Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington DC, proves in his own independent study that copulins take over the male hypothalamus.
    2001 Mar: Neeraja Sankaran publishes Dr. McKenzie’s findings in the magazine The Scientist.
    2001 May: C. Dominique Toran-Allerand, Columbia University’s Center for Reproductive Sciences in New York, develops model for how copulins control the male hypothalamus.
    2002 Jan: Milos Novotny, Professor of Chemistry and director of the Institute for Pheromone Research at Indiana University, opens new branch of study in copulins.
    2002 April: Dr. Novotny fired from Indiana University for “breach of protocol”, in that his research was considered a liability (two male subjects attempted to sue the university after the study).
    2001 July: Copulin studies at Indiana University are removed from curriculum.

Present: At present, no universities have studies in copulins despite the sudden interest in them after Dr. Monti-Bloch’s discoveries. I will leave it to you to decide why this has happened…"http://web.archive.org/web/20040606150136/www.copulins.freeservers.com/whats_new.html

The systematic review of aforementioned claims -

“1999: Groundbreaking research by Dr. Louis Monti-Bloch of the University of Utah demonstrates pseudo-psychological properties of copulins.”

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  • “Pherin now plans to develop sprays to treat anxiety disorders, manage body weight, decrease depression and sleep disorders, improve cognitive performance, treat prostate cancer and enhance the libido-all through the out-of-order vomeronasal organ. The vice president of the company, Louis Monti-Bloch, has conducted a number of wild-card studies that counter the prevailing notion that the VNO doesn’t work. In the late nineties, he claimed to show nerve pathways that were excited by pheromones routed from the VNO. He supposedly found electrical stimulation in human vomeronasal receptors in the presence of certain volatile chemicals. His baffling results were never confirmed or reproduced by other scientists”]Siri Lefren Steiner. “The Natural History of a Lost Sense” B.A. Integrative Biology. University of California at Berkeley, 2001

  • “Louis Monti-Bloch, of the University of Utah and Pherin, and colleagues reported that when certain vomeropherins are puffed onto the…”]( Client Challenge )Ben-Ari, Elia T. “Pheromones: What’s in a Name” BioScience, vol. 48, no. 7, 1998, pp. 505?511. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1313311.

  • “Physiologist Louis Monti-Bloch, now at Pherin Pharmaceuticals in Mountain View, California, and his colleagues have documented the location of the vomeronasal organ’s outlet in humans: a tiny pit just a couple of centimeters up the inner wall of the nostril.” “Physical Chemistry” (Discover, July 2003) by Karen Wright http://m.discovermagazine.com/2003/jul/featchem

  • “Louis Monti, MD, PhD
    Executive Vice-President and Secretary
    Pherin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    4962 El Camino Real, Suite 223
    Los Altos, CA 94022
    Tel (650) 961-2080
    email lmonti@pherin.com”
    http://www.pherin.com/contact.html

These sources confirm that Dr. Louis Monti-Bloch is a pheromone researcher, Physiologist, and a member of Pherin Pharmaceuticals, specifically the Executive Vice-President and Secretary.

Contacting source required to confirm.
Questions

  • “In 1999, did what was your affiliation with the University of Utah?”
  • “Have you every conducted any research on copulins?”
  • “If so, what did those studies demonstrate? Was there any psychological properties observed?”
  • “And is the research published, if so where?”

“2001 Feb: Dr. Clancy D. McKenzie, Professor of Integrative Medicine at Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington DC, proves in his own independent study that copulins take over the male hypothalamus.”

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  • "Professor and Department Chair Emeritus of Integrative Psychiatry at Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington, DC, with a teaching focus on developmental aspects of neurobiological disorders, and the integration of psychological and biological factors as they pertain to serious mental and emotional disorders…

In 2001, Temple University Libraries, Paley Library Special Collections and University Archives accepted Dr. McKenzies collection of papers, books, letters, audio tapes, videos, and CDs, along with other personal materials of Dr. O. Spurgeon English, for the Conwellana-Templana Collection. …

Dr. McKenzie graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1962. For the next several years, he focused his attention on studies of the human mind and the complex realm of mental illness, including five years of training in adult psychoanalysis and two years in child psychoanalysis at the Menninger School of Psychiatry and the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. His dedication to study and scholarship in psychiatry and neurology, and special training in trauma desensitization, led to his receiving the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award with Special Commendation for Self-directed Training. …
Contact: cmckenziemd@alternativeapa.com

“2001 Mar: Neeraja Sankaran publishes Dr. McKenzie’s findings in the magazine The Scientist.”

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While the document in question could not be located in The Scientist magazine archive, it is known that Neeraja Sankaran did in fact write for the magazine on several occasions from 1994-1995 as the Assistant Editor [1], and possibly as a freelance writer after her work as the Assistant Editor [2,3]. Even though she is listed as working at The Scientist starting 1994, she did write an article in 1993 for the magazine on December 13, Vol:7 [4]. This however, is most likely related to an error made on the Linkedin website. Neeraja Sankaran also was aware of, and did research into, pheromones when she wrote an article ?The Science Of Sex: What Is It And Who’s Doing It?? for The Scientist (The Scientist, Vol:8, #6, March 21, 1994) [5]. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that Neeraja Sankaran could have published Dr. McKenzie’s findings in the The Scientist in a March 2001 issue, but to establish this without a doubt, the magazine, in it’s entirety, would have to be examined, rather than archive samples.

It is interesting to note, C. Dominique Toran-Allerand, neuroscientist at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, who has many studies which involve the hypothalamus, is quoted in the The Science Of Sex: What Is It And Who’s Doing It?? article by Neeraja Sankaran.

  • [1] -
    "Assistant Editor The Scientist
    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
    January 1994 October 1995 (1 year 10 months)"http://www.linkedin.com/pub/neeraja-sankaran/9/738/237

  • [2] -
    "About the Author:… Neeraja Sankaran is a freelance writer with training in microbiology and the history of science."Home • ABC-CLIO
    (About the Author - The Human Genome Sourcebook, by Tara Acharya, Neeraja Sankaran)

  • [3] -
    "About the Author: NEERAJA SANKARAN is a science writer and a Ph.D. student in the history of medicine and science at Yale University. /e She holds degrees in both microbiology and science writing. Sankaran has contributed articles to a number of scientific publications including The Scientist, The NCRR (National Center for Research Resources) Reporter, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Yale Medicine."Home • ABC-CLIO
    (About the Author - Microbes and People: An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives, by Neeraja Sankaran)

  • [4] -
    Sankaran, N. (1993, December 13). Dana Awards Honor Scientific Innovators. The Scientist, 8, #24, 3. http://www.skepticfiles.org/science/931213ts.htm

  • [5] -
    Sankaran, N. (1994, March 21). The Science Of Sex: What Is It And Who’s Doing It?. The Scientist, 8, #6, 3. http://www.skepticfiles.org/science/940321ts.htm

“2001 May: C. Dominique Toran-Allerand, Columbia University’s Center for Reproductive Sciences in New York, develops model for how copulins control the male hypothalamus.”

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  • "C. Dominique Toran Allerand, M.D., Sc.D. h.c.
    Professor
    E-mail: cdt2@columbia.edu

    RESEARCH INTERESTS: Dr. Toran-Allerand studies how the steroid hormone estrogen and the neurotrophin family of growth factors interact in controlling the differentiation and survival of their target neurons in the developing CNS. These investigations test her hypothesis that estrogen is an important neurotrophic factor throughout life and that estrogen action in developing, as well as injured, diseased or aging brain regions, may involve interactions with the neurotrophins and their receptors. Understanding how estrogen influences differentiation and development in the CNS through its interactions with the neurotrophins may help explain recent findings that (i) estrogen can exert effects on higher order cognitive processes and (ii) that estrogen or its deficiency may be risk factors for the development of the sexually dimorphic disorders of cognition, such as (a) learning disabilities, (b) infantile autism, (c) delayed speech acquisition and (d) the attention deficit disorders; (e) neurodevelopmental disorders with cognitive deficits, such as schizophrenia and Turner’s syndrome; and (f) neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease."

It is interesting to note, C. Dominique Toran-Allerand, neuroscientist at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, who has many studies which involve the hypothalamus and estrogens, is quoted in the ?The Science Of Sex: What Is It And Who’s Doing It?? article by Neeraja Sankaran.

“2002 Jan: Milos Novotny, Professor of Chemistry and director of the Institute for Pheromone Research at Indiana University, opens new branch of study in copulins.”

“2002 April: Dr. Novotny fired from Indiana University for “breach of protocol”, in that his research was considered a liability (two male subjects attempted to sue the university after the study).”

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  • Contact Information:
    (812) 855-4532 novotny@indiana.edu
    novotny@indiana.edu
    Chemistry C105A
    Novotny Group Website

  • "Our laboratory has long been involved with developing new high-resolution and ultra-sensitive bioanalytical separation techniques. Current research focuses on substantial improvement in resolution of complex biological mixtures and identification of the separated compounds through techniques such as electrospray mass spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. …

Biochemically related investigations concern lipid peroxidation and its connection to the molecular mechanisms of aging and certain human diseases. For several years, our laboratory has also been active in the identification of mammalian pheromones and the biochemical aspects of olfaction. Olfactorily receptive proteins have now been isolated from mammalian tissues, and we are currently pursuing their structures, binding sites for pheromones, and the relevant molecular dynamic aspects. The membrane-bound receptor proteins are being probed for their interaction with pheromones and the consequent transmembrane signaling. Our research program gives graduate students opportunities to learn about modern analytical instrumentation and how to apply it to problems of biological significance."

“2001 July: Copulin studies at Indiana University are removed from curriculum.”

Unconfirmed, until an interview with an aforementioned researcher is conducted.

Thus concludes the document written up in 2009, and updated for 2017, into this conspiracy theory.
The characters involved in Sandra Morrishaun’s story is, as you see, possible in their fields of study. However, their work does not demonstrate from their published papers that such studies exist, but as is claimed Dr. Milos Novotny’s work from Indiana University was removed.. But what about C. Dominique Toran-Allerand’s work from Columbia, are we to believe she had her work taken down as well? Where is the claimed research for copulins in the hypothalamus by C. Dominique Toran-Allerand’s in PubChem Did Neeraja Sankaran’s publish Dr. Clancy D. McKenzie findings in the scientist?

These can be answered one of two ways:
Someone contacting these individual to get more information to confirm or deny the claims, or
Others finding the articles that were supposedly published, such as in The Scientist, 2001 by Neeraja Sankaran.