The Children's Medical Safety Research Institute (CMSRI) was a United States based anti-vaccination group which funded a number of pseudoscientific[1] studies, notably by Christopher Shaw of the University of British Columbia, and his collaborator Lucija Tomljenovic, and by Christopher Exley of Keele University,[2] which purport to link aluminium in vaccines to autism.
[5] The claimed link between vaccines and autism has been extensively investigated and shown to be false.
Albert Dwoskin repudiated the group's activities, saying: "After seeing a great deal of evidence, I have concluded that concerns about the safety of vaccination are unfounded [...] The best way to protect children is to make sure they have all their vaccinations as recommended by scientists, doctors and other healthcare professionals.
"[10] Exley initially declared no conflict of interest despite being funded by CSMRI, but a formal correction was issued in November 2019.
[12] Controversial Israeli immunologist Yehuda Shoenfeld, originator of the disproven[13] Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants hypothesis, served on the scientific review board.