The One-Man Papermill
“No, none of my data is forged.” – Ahmed Esmail Shalan
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
“No, none of my data is forged.” – Ahmed Esmail Shalan
“I cannot help but wonder to what extent you will systematically scrutinize all publications from my group.” – Prof Dr Marino Zerial
Meet Danish Ahmed and other members of the Sam Higginbottom gang. I am not making those names up.
“I do not who is doing this, who is behind this. Papers were not manipulated, please believe me. Someone must want my scientific death. This is scaring Believe me please. I am a modest scientist.”
“Ted Hupp and Kathryn Ball may very well feel like kissing David Argyle on both cheeks.”
“In October of this year, the scientist who closed the American laboratory, disposed of related assets in the United States, and returned to Shanghai with his wife to start a business, officially opened the mode of “wholeheartedly” returning to his country to start a business.”
“I have worked at several universities in my career, and never have I encountered the degree of bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination that I have here. The atmosphere is utterly toxic, and everyone is scared to say anything in case it is heard and reported to [David Argyle] or [Richard Mellanby]. It is like working with the East German Stasi.” – Dr Andrew Brown, deceased
“We demand that you publicly apologize to our clients and retract all your statements within one week from today. Failure to do so will result in our taking an action in both public and private law, against you and McGill University.” – Moshe Szyf and Michael Meaney, via lawyer
On the gate of Constantinople was written, in a steel plate, the order of the Sultan:
“All the males of the Gjomarkaj, generation after generation, from the cradle to the grave, will carry the title of Kapidan”
Somebody vandalised the “bed-to-bedside” research of the pulmonology professor Ralph Schermuly. His Giessen University appointed the best investigator they had to solve the case!









