Expert review: Macchiarini papers on plastic trachea transplants are misconduct
Bad times for the scandal surgeon Paolo Macchiarini and his acolyte Philipp Jungebluth. Misconduct findings led previously to retraction of anContinue Reading
Author: Leonid Schneider
Independent Science Journalist and Cartoonist.
Formerly molecular cell biologist. My academic CV at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-9470
Macchiarini’s trachea transplant patients: the full list
This article lists all known (including those not officially declared) patients of the scandal surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who received from him a cadaveric or plastic trachea. It will be updated whenever I receive any new evidence.
Melo and Kalluri defend discredited Nature paper with preprint, where they admit data “adjustments”
Sonia Melo, the Portuguese cheater scientist and her former US-boss Raghu Kalluri issued some days ago a biorxive preprint, whichContinue Reading
Carlisle’s statistics bombshell names and shames rigged clinical trials
John Carlisle is a British anaesthesiologist, who works in a seaside Torbay Hospital near Exeter, at the English Channel. DespiteContinue Reading
Keziah’s deadly trachea transplant: UCL hospital’s secret
Keziah Shorten was a 19-year old teenager from England and officially Paolo Macchiarini 3rd patient receiving a cadaveric trachea transplant.Continue Reading
Pfizer announces more retractions for sacked lab head Min-Jean Yin, whistleblower revealed
The pharma giant Pfizer announced to continue investigating the data manipulations committed by their former cancer researcher Min-Jean Yin, retractionsContinue Reading
Bioethicist Arthur Caplan calls for retraction of all Macchiarini papers
Arthur Caplan, internationally respected professor of bioethics and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University,Continue Reading
Macchiarini leaves Russia: federal grant denied and Kazan lab shut down
Paolo Macchiarini is leaving Russia, his research and surgery stint there is over. The fallen star surgeon was able toContinue Reading
Lack of transparency in ERC funding decisions, by Shravan Vasishth
Academic research is dependent on funding, and funding agencies, both public and charity ones, play a crucial gatekeeper function inContinue Reading
Ciaran’s success story
Trachea is a very difficult organ to transplant, because its blood supply happens through many tiny blood vessels and itContinue Reading
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