2003 – Jeffrey Epstein makes his largest single donation to Harvard, giving $6.5 million to launch the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics led by Martin Nowak, a grant that later underpins Nowak’s research and office space. [1]

2008 – Harvard stops accepting any gifts from Epstein after his conviction for soliciting prostitution involving a minor, ending a decade‑long flow of roughly $9.1 million in donations. [1]

2008 – 2018 – Despite the donation ban, Epstein retains key‑card access to Harvard facilities, funds office space for Nowak’s lab, and continues to hold meetings in faculty offices, effectively maintaining a physical presence on campus. [1]

Feb 2014 – Dr. Joseph Thakuria, a senior physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, proposes a $2,000 genome‑sequencing project to Epstein that would sequence Epstein’s exome and fibroblasts and explore CRISPR‑based longevity mutations. [2]

June 2014 – An invoice sent to Epstein lists a $2,000 initial test and optional research services worth up to $193,400, including a $160,000 “Venus Project” to study facial‑feature genomics, illustrating the ambitious scope of the proposed work. [2]

June 2014 – Epstein’s staff promptly issues a check for the $2,000 fee, then later warns Thakuria that they will alert senior officials if results are not delivered quickly, showing Epstein’s demand for rapid progress. [2]

2019 – Epstein’s estate bequeaths an additional $5 million to Martin Nowak, further cementing the financial link between the financier and the Harvard evolutionary‑dynamics program. [1]

2020 – Harvard’s internal investigation reports that Epstein continued to access faculty offices and retain campus privileges through 2018, confirming that the ban did not fully sever his campus connections. [1]

2022 – Dr. Joseph Thakuria leaves Massachusetts General Hospital without any misconduct findings, ending his direct involvement in the Epstein‑funded genetic‑testing proposal. [2]

2025 – Harvard initiates a comprehensive review of current and former affiliates tied to Epstein; former President Larry Summers steps aside from teaching and declares he is “deeply ashamed” of his ties to the financier. [1]

Feb 19 2026 – Newly released documents expose Harvard’s covert investment partnership between Epstein and geneticist George Church, revealing the formation of the Delaware‑incorporated firm Georgarage where Epstein controls capital and Church provides scientific oversight. [1]