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Stephanie Seneff
people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/
Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory. She received the B.S. degree in Biophysics in 1968, the M.S. and E.E. degrees in Electrical
Engineering in 1980, and the Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1985, all from MIT.
For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation:
developing a computational model for the human auditory system, understanding human language so as to
develop algorithms and systems for human computer interactions, as well as applying natural language
processing (NLP) techniques to gene predictions. She has published over 170 refereed articles on these
subjects, and has been invited to give keynote speeches at several international conferences. She has also
supervised numerous Master's and PhD theses at MIT. In 2012, Dr. Seneff was elected Fellow of the
International Speech and Communication Association (ISCA).
In recent years, Dr. Seneff has focused her research interests back towards biology. She is concentrating mainly
on the relationship between nutrition and health. Since 2011, she has published over two dozen papers in
various medical and health-related journals on topics such as modern day diseases (e.g., Alzheimer, autism,
cardiovascular diseases), analysis and search of databases of drug side effects using NLP techniques, and the
impact of nutritional deficiencies and environmental toxins on human health.
Contact Information
Stephanie Seneff
Rm G-438 MIT Stata Center
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
seneff@csail.mit.edu
Information on Glyphosate (Roundup)
U.S. Congressional Hearing on Glyphosate, June 14, 2016. Download Presentations from this link.
Glyphosate, Roundup, Glyphosate-Tolerance GM Soybeans, Chemical Extracted Soybean Food
Oil/Soybean Powder Cause Serious Harm to Health of American/Chinese People. Compiled and
translated by I-wan, Chen (cheniwan@cei.gov.cn). (Download)
Roundup, MMR and autism -- A Toxic Connection. Honolulu, HI, August 4, 2016. Sponsored in part by
Seeds of Truth and Kokua Market. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
"GMOs & glyphosate -- real threats to human & environmental health." Presented at event at University
of Toronto, April 28, 2016, sponsored by Science For Peace. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on glyphosate at Environmental Health Symposium in San Diego in March, 2016.
(Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Glyphosate: The "Safe" Herbicide that's Making Us All Sick. July, 2015. Hawaii tour, sponsored in part by
Seeds of Truth. (Video of Presentation) (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Roundup and GMO and the Rise of Modern Disease. Jan. 22, 2015. Talk in Honolulu, HI, sponsored by
Seeds of Truth. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Roundup and GMOs: Are We Gambling with the Future of Food? July 29, 2014, Talk presented at the
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation at an Informational Hearing on Genetically Modified Organisms for the Agricultural and
Rural Affairs Committee of the Pennsylvania legislature. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Is Roundup the Toxic Chemical that's Making Us All Sick? June 5, 2014, Groton School, Campbell
Performing Arts Center, Groton MA. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
"Sulfate Deficiency in Neurological Disease Following Aluminum and Glyphosate Exposure," Webinar
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presented on June 2, 2015, hosted by Jessica Sherman. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Taiwan, organized by the Green Formosa Front and
sponsored by the HaoRan Foundation. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on glyphosate on April 28, 2014 hosted by the MIT and Wellesley Alumni Associations
(Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on March 26, 2014 at International Symposium on Vaccines in Nice, France: A Role for the
Pineal Gland in Neurological Damage Following Aluminum-adjuvanted Vaccination (Powerpoint Slides)
(PDF Version)
Presentation on March 16, 2014 at Physicians' Roundtable Conference in Tampa, FL. (Powerpoint Slides)
(PDF Version)
Presentation on Oct 16, 2013 hosted by the Wellesley chapter of the League of Women Voters. Video.
Slides.
326 page document by Sayer Ji - many references to the literature on why not to vaccinate. Click Here
Nancy Swanson, Andre Leu, Jon Abrahamson and Bradley Wallet. Genetically engineered crops,
glyphosate and the deterioration of health in the United States of America. Journal of Organic Systems,
9(2), 2014. Click Here
Compilation (by Rosemary Mason MB ChB FRCA) of data worldwide on effects of glyphosate on human
health. Click Here Former Monsanto employee put in charge of GMO papers at journal Click Here
Scientific journal withdraws Seralini paper on Roundup toxicity Click Here Autism Rates and Glyphosate
Application Rates to Corn and Soy in the U.S. as A Function of Time. Click Here Slides Presented to MIT
Faculty at CSAIL Offsite Meeting on May 17, 2013, on autism and glyphosate. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF
Version)
Papers in Refereed Journals on Nutrition and Disease
Note: These papers collectively explain how sulfate deficiency throughout the body is behind most
modern diseases and conditions, and how toxic chemicals in the environment cause this deficiency.
1. A. Samsel and S Seneff. "Glyphosate pathways to modern diseases V: Amino acid analogue of
glycine in diverse proteins," Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry 2016;16: 9-46.
2. Nancy Swanson, Judy Hoy and Stephanie Seneff. "Evidence that glyphosate is a causative agent
in chronic sub-clinical metabolic acidosis and mitochondrial dysfunction" International Journal of
Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine 2016;4:32-52.
3. Beecham JE and Seneff S. "Is there a link between autism and glyphosate-formulated
herbicides?" J Autism 2016; 3:1.
4. Seneff S, Swanson N, Li C, Koenig G. "Death as a Drug Side Effect in FAERS: Is Glyphosate
Contamination a Factor?" Agricultural Sciences 2015;6:1472-1501. Agricultural Sciences
2015;6:1472-1501.
5. Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff. "Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases IV: cancer and
related pathologies," The Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry 2015; 15:121-159.
(Download)
6. James Beecham and Stephanie Seneff. "The Possible Link between Autism and Glyphosate Acting
as Glycine Mimetic - A Review of Evidence from the Literature with Analysis." Molecular and
Genetic Medicine 2015; 9:4. (Download)
7. Gerald Koenig and Stephanie Seneff. "Gamma-Glutamyltransferase: A Predictive Biomarker of
Cellular Antioxidant Inadequacy and Disease Risk." Disease Markers Volume 2015 (2015): Article
ID 818570. (Download)
8. Judy Hoy, Nancy Swanson and Stephanie Seneff. "The High Cost of Pesticides: Human and
Animal Diseases." Poult Fish Wildl Sci 2015; 3:1. (Download)
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9. Stephanie Seneff, Robert M. Davidson, Ann Lauritzen, Anthony Samsel, and Glyn Wainwright. "A
novel hypothesis for atherosclerosis as a cholesterol sulfate deficiency syndrome." Theor Biol
Med Model. 2015; 12: 9. (Download)
10. Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff. "Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases III:
Manganese, neurological diseases, and associated pathologies." Surgical Neurology International
2015; 6:45. (Download)
11. Stephanie Seneff, Nancy Swanson and Chen Li. "Aluminum and Glyphosate Can Synergistically
Induce Pineal Gland Pathology: Connection to Gut Dysbiosis and Neurological Disease."
Agricultural Sciences 2015; 6: 42-70. (Download)
12. Wendy A Morley and Stephanie Seneff. "Diminished brain resilience syndrome: A modern day
neurological pathology of increased susceptibility to mild brain trauma, concussion, and
downstream neurodegeneration." Surg Neurol Int 18 Jun 2014;5:97. (Download)
13. CA Shaw, S Seneff, SD Kette, L Tomljenovic, JW Oller Jr., and RM Davidson. "Aluminum-Induced
Entropy in Biological Systems: Implications for Neurological Disease." Journal of Toxicology
2014: Article ID 491316. (Download)
14. CA Shaw, SD Kette, RM Davidson, and S Seneff. "Aluminumâ€s Role in CNS-immune System
Interactions leading to Neurological Disorders." Immunome Research 2013; 9:069. doi:
10.4172/1745-7580.1000069. (Download)
15. Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff, " Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac
sprue and gluten intolerance." Interdiscip Toxicol. 2013; 6(4): 159-184. (Download)
16. Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff, "Glyphosate's Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases" Entropy
2013, 15(4), 1416-1463; doi:10.3390/e15041416 (Download)
17. Robert M. Davidson, Ann Lauritzen and Stephanie Seneff, "Biological Water Dynamics and
Entropy: A Biophysical Origin of Cancer and Other Diseases" Entropy 2013, 15, 3822-3876;
doi:10.3390/ e15093822 (Download)
18. Stephanie Seneff, Ann Lauritzen, Robert Davidson and Laurie Lentz-Marino, "Is Encephalopathy a
Mechanism to Renew Sulfate in Autism?" Entropy 2013, 15, 372-406; doi:10.3390/e15010372
(Download)
19. Stephanie Seneff, Ann Lauritzen, Robert Davidson and Laurie Lentz-Marino, "Is Endothelial Nitric
Oxide Synthase a Moonlighting Protein Whose Day Job is Cholesterol Sulfate Synthesis?
Implications for Cholesterol Transport, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease." Entropy 2012, 14,
2492-2530; doi:10.3390/e14122492 (Download)
20. Stephanie Seneff, Robert M. Davidson and Jingjing Liu, "Is Cholesterol Sulfate Deficiency a
Common Factor in Preeclampsia, Autism, and Pernicious Anemia?" Entropy 2012, 14, 2265-2290;
doi:10.3390/e14112265 (Download)
21. Samantha Hartzell and Stephanie Seneff, "Impaired Sulfate Metabolism and Epigenetics: Is There
a Link in Autism?" Entropy 2012, 14, 1953-1977; doi:10.3390/e14101953 (Download)
22. Stephanie Seneff, Robert M. Davidson, and Jingjing Liu, "Empirical Data Confirm Autism
Symptoms Related to Aluminum and Acetaminophen Exposure," Entropy 2012, 14, 2227-2253;
doi:10.3390/e14112227 (Download)
23. Robert M. Davidson, and Stephanie Seneff, "The Initial Common Pathway of Inflammation,
Disease, and Sudden Death," Entropy 2012, 14, 1399-1442; doi:10.3390/e14081399 (Download)
24. Stephanie Seneff, Glyn Wainwright, and Luca Mascitelli, "Nutrition and Alzheimer's Disease: The
Detrimental Role of a High Carbohydrate Diet," European Journal of Internal Medicine 22 (2011)
134-140; doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.12.017 (Download)
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25. Stephanie Seneff, Glyn Wainwright, and Luca Mascitelli, "Is the Metabolic Syndrome Caused by a
High Fructose, and Relatively Low Fat, Low Cholesterol Diet?" Archives of Medical Science, 2011;
7, 1: 8-20; doi:10.5114/aoms.2011.20598 (Download)
26. Stephanie Seneff, Robert Davidson, and Luca Mascitelli, "Might cholesterol sulfate deficiency
contribute to the development of autistic spectrum disorder?" Medical Hypotheses, 8, 213-217,
2012. (Download)
Interviews
WAPF interview on statin drugs, heart disease and glyphosate. WAPF Nov. 2015
You must be nuts! Puppets Alph, Beel & Chah-Lee learn about the business of dementia from a series
of online interviews by Obhi Chatterjee. Published Dec. 21, 2014.
Interview with Richard Longland on glyphosate and autism (integrated with slides): (Part One) (Part
Two)
Legal Edition television interview with Mary Kay Elloian on glyphosate and Roundup. November 3,
2014.
Radio Interview with Dr. Cindy Anderson on FTNS radio January 23, 2013.
Dr. Hildy®, Stephanie Seneff, and Atty. Keith Landrum, MD: VACCINES: Past, Present, Future | One Cell
One Light® Radio February 18, 2015
AutismOne Presentations, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Presentation on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at AutismOne in Chicago (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on Friday, May 27, 2016 at AutismOne in Chicago (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at AutismOne in Chicago (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at AutismOne in Chicago (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Presentation on glyphosate on May 24, 2014 at AutismOne in Chicago (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF
Version) (Video Presentation)
TV Interviews with Mary Kay Eloian of the Legal Edition
Statin Drugs
GMOs and Glyphosate
Vaccines: Part 1
Vaccines: Part 2
Presentations at Yale's Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference.
Apr. 16, 2016. 13th Annual Unite for Sight Conference. Roundup and Autism: Why Correlation IS
Causation This Time. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Mar 29, 2015. 12th Annual Unite for Sight Conference. Why Soy is Unhealthy: It's NOT what you Think!
(Powerpoint Slides) (PDF version)
April 12, 2014. 11th Annual Unite For Sight Conference. (Powerpoint Slides) (PDF Version)
Weston Price Foundation Wise Traditions Articles and Presentations
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Why We Need to Reexamine the Risk/Benefit Tradeoffs of Vaccines. WAPF Article, Summer, 2015.
Cancer to the rescue? How Tumor Cells Work Overtime to Restore Vascular Health. WAPF Article,
January 20, 2014.
Powerpoint Presentations at the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions 16th Annual Conference Indianapolis
November 13-16, 2015.
Powerpoint Presentations at the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions 15th Annual Conference Indianapolis
November 7-10, 2014.
Pesticides, Antibiotics, Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals: Are They the Cause of our Current Health Crisis?
Powerpoint Presentations at the London Chapter's Weston Price Foundation Wise Traditions
Conference in February, 2014.
Powerpoint Presentations at the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions Conference in Atlanta, GA, November
2013.
Powerpoint Presentations at the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions Conference in Santa Clara, CA, in
November, 2012.
Powerpoint Presentations at the London Chapter's Weston Price Foundation Wise Traditions
Conference in March, 2012.
Powerpoint Presentations at Weston Price Foundation's 2011 Wise Traditions Conference in Dallas,
Texas.
Essays on health
1. Low Fat Diet and Sunscreen: A Recipe for Disaster
2. Why You should Think Twice before Starting Statin Therapy
3. Statins, Pregnancy, Sepsis, Cancer, Heart Failure: A Critical Analysis.
4. APOE-4: The Clue to Why Low Fat Diet and Statins may Cause Alzheimer's.
5. Statins and Myoglobin: How Muscle Pain and Weakness Progress to Heart, Lung and Kidney
Failure
6. Morbid Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Swine Flu.
7. The Obesity Epidemic: is the Metabolic Syndrome a Nutritional Deficiency Disease? Georgian
translation created by Irakli Nishnianidze
8. Is ADHD Caused by Insufficient Dietary Fat?
9. Could Sulfur Deficiency be a Contributing Factor in Obesity, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's and
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
10. How Statins Really Work Explains Why They Don't Really Work.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
Video and Audio Clips
1. Video Clip illustrating ability for student to create flash cards and use them in a simple speechenabled
interactive game on the Web (Video Clip )
2. Video Clip illustrating simple speech-enabled card game, Rainbow Rummy, where students use
vocabulary of named objects and colors communicatively. (Video Clip )
3. Video Clip illustrating social game where two people compete against each other in Rainbow
Rummy card game. (Video Clip )
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4. Video clip illustrating spoken interaction with language learning weather system (Video Clip )
5. Audio clip of student's original speech "shang4 hai3 ne5" (Waveform file )
6. Audio clip of student's speech with tones repaired through phase vocoder transformations
(Waveform file )
Selected Other Papers
1. Jingjing Liu and Stephanie Seneff, A Dialogue System for Accessing Drug Reviews, ASRU, Hawaii,
December, 2011.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
2. Jingjing Liu, Alice Li and Stephanie Seneff, Automatic Drug Side Effect Discovery from Online
Patient-Submitted Reviews: Focus on Statin Drugs, IMMM, Barcelona, Spain, October, 2011.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
3. Speech-enabled Card Games for Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in a Foreign Language, Speech
Communication, Special Issue on Applications to Language Learning 51(10), 1106-1123, 2009.
(Online Version )
4. The Use of Subword Linguistic Modeling for Multiple Tasks in Speech Recognition, Speech
Communication, Vol. 42, No. 3-4, pp. 373--390, 2004.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
5. The Use of Linguistic Hierarchies in Speech Understanding, Keynote Address, ICSLP '98.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
6. ANGIE: A New Framework for Speech Analysis Based on Morpho-Phonological Modelling, ICSLP
'96
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
7. Response Planning and Generation in the Mercury Flight Reservation System. Computer Speech
and Language, Vol. 16, 2002.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
8. Automatic Acquisition of Names Using Speak and Spell Mode in Spoken Dialogue Systems. HLT
2003.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
9. Galaxy-II: A Reference Architecture for Conversational System Development. ICSLP '98.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
10. Integration of Hierarchical Linguistic, Prosodic, and Phonological Constraints in the Jupiter
Domain. ICSLP '98.
(Acrobat (PDF) file )
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