many Nobel laureates: “Average Age for Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine,” Nobelprize.
In the meantime, I did some preliminary research: Joseph Rago, “Elizabeth Holmes: The Breakthrough of Instant Diagnosis,” Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2013.
It was the last Saturday: N. R. Kleinfield, “With White-Knuckle Grip, February’s Cold Clings to New York,” New York Times, February 27, 2015.
She had written Theranos a letter: Letter written by Dr. Sundene dated January 20, 2015, and addressed to “Theranos Quality Control.”
As I was wrapping up my trip: Email with the subject line “Theranos” sent by Matthew Traub to John Carreyrou at 1:11 p.m. EST on April 21, 2015.
I wrote Traub back to confirm: Email with the subject line “Re: Theranos” sent by John Carreyrou to Matthew Traub at 7:08 p.m. EST on April 21, 2015.
He said he would check: Email with the subject line “Re: Theranos” sent by Matthew Traub to John Carreyrou at 12:02 a.m. EST on April 22, 2015.
As I scanned my results: My test results from Theranos and LabCorp were faxed to Dr. Sundene on April 24, 2015. I got my blood drawn at a Theranos wellness center in Phoenix on April 23, 2015, forty-four minutes before getting my blood drawn a second time at a LabCorp site.
Those differences were mild compared: Dr. Sundene received her test results from LabCorp on April 28, 2015, and her results from Theranos on April 30, 2015. She got her blood drawn at a LabCorp site on April 24, 2015, fifty-three minutes before getting her blood drawn a second time at a Theranos wellness center.
The awkward dinner conversation: John Carreyrou, “Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—and His Family,” Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2016.
The time stamp on the attorney’s email: Email with the subject line “Deposition—Confidential A/C Privileged” sent by David Doyle to Ian Gibbons, copying Mona Ramamurthy, at 7:32 p.m. PST on May 15, 2013.
20. THE AMBUSH
I had sent him an email outlining: Email with the subject line “list of questions for Theranos” sent by John Carreyrou to Matthew Traub at 6:33 p.m. EST on June 9, 2015.
Tyler arrived at his grandfather’s house: An abridged account of Tyler Shultz’s ordeal was published in John Carreyrou, “Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—and His Family,” Wall Street Journal, November 18, 2016.
She had recently appeared: Holmes’s interviews on CBS This Morning (April 16, 2015), CNBC’s Mad Money (April 27, 2015), CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS (May 18, 2015), and PBS’s Charlie Rose (June 3, 2015) can all be viewed on YouTube.
21. TRADE SECRETS
Rounding out the group: Fritsch’s firm, Fusion GPS, would later gain notoriety for commissioning the infamous dossier on President Donald Trump from a former British spy alleging that Trump was vulnerable to Russian blackmail.
The tone was set from the start: I also recorded the meeting. The quotes are transcribed verbatim from that recording.
At Traub’s request, I had sent: Email with the subject line “list of questions for Theranos” sent by John Carreyrou to Matthew Traub at 6:33 p.m. EST on June 9, 2015.
The letter inside the envelope: Letter from David Boies to Erika Cheung dated June 26, 2015.
Attached to it was a formal letter: Letter from David Boies to Jason P. Conti, copying John Carreyrou and Mike Siconolfi, dated June 26, 2015.
The next day, I received: Email with the subject line “Re: Theranos HIPAA waiver” sent by Nicole Sundene to John Carreyrou at 7:04 p.m. EST on June 30, 2015.
I sent Heather King an email: Email with the subject line “Eric Nelson” sent by John Carreyrou to Heather King at 1:07 p.m. EST on July 1, 2015.
Later that week, Boies: Letter from David Boies to Jason P. Conti, copying Mark H. Jackson, John Carreyrou, and Mike Siconolfi, dated July 3, 2015.
His main evidence to back up: The signed statements by Drs. Rezaie and Beardsley are dated July 1, 2015.
Dr. Stewart emailed a few days later: Email with the subject line “Theranos” sent by Dr. Stewart to John Carreyrou at 8:26 p.m. EST on July 8, 2015.
22. LA MATTANZA
The first was that the FDA: Theranos, “Theranos Receives FDA Clearance and Review and Validation of Revolutionary Finger Stick Technology, Test, and Associated System,” press release, July 2, 2015, Theranos website.
The second was that a new law: Ken Alltucker, “Do-It-Yourself Lab Testing Without Doc’s Orders Begins,” Arizona Republic, July 7, 2015.
The latest had been a state dinner: Helena Andrews-Dyer and Emily Heil, “Japan State Dinner: The Toasts; Michelle Obama’s Dress; Russell Wilson and Ciara Make a Public Appearance,” Washington Post, April 28, 2015.
Over at Fortune: Roger