CNRS: chief biologist Catherine Jessus “victim of slanderous campaign” by blogger
UPDATED. My earlier reporting about image irregularities in the papers by CNRS’ chief biologist and director of l’Institut des sciencesContinue Reading
Category: Research integrity
Cardiff investigates two cancer research professors for data manipulation
The Cardiff University in UK is now investigating two cancer researchers, both senior professors, for suspected scientific misconduct. The evidenceContinue Reading
Collages by Paul Workman, from the Golden Age of Biological Imaging
Before biology became digital, with its -omics and big data, there were mostly gels and microscopy images. The peak of image use in biomedical papers was reached at the turn of the century, those became the golden times of Photoshop-assisted data manipulation. To celebrate that period, I selected an example of the British cancer researcher Paul Workman, President and CEO of the huge Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London.
Indestructible Sumitran-Holgersson: Commit misconduct on patients, get EU funding to continue
Swedish start-up Verigraft received €2.2 Million from European Union, to further develop regenerative medicine technology tainted by research misconduct and patient abuse. The founder of this very company: Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson. A clinical trial is scheduled based on debunked science of recellurising dead blood vessel grafts.
PLOS One publishes near-copy of retracted JBC paper, sans coauthor Carlo Croce
On July 29th 2016, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) retracted a cardiology paper from 2009 for data manipulations. Only someContinue Reading
Anne Peyroche removed as interim CNRS President as her publications are “questioned”
Things are happening at the French state’s network of research institutes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Their interim president,Continue Reading
How Emilie Marcus and Cell covered up misconduct at Weizmann
I previously reported about numerous cases of suspected (or even blatantly obvious) data manipulation at the Weizmann Institute of ScienceContinue Reading
How scam artist Ashutosh Tiwari played Linköping University
“I fully support Dr Ashutosh Tiwari being permitted to enter the Docent programme of Linköping University. [.. }He is carrying out first-rate research, supervising students, has organised a number of international events on behalf of Linköping University, has an excellent publication record and has recently designed a PhD course for us. […]
Yours sincerely,
Professor Anthony P F Turner PhD, DSc, FRSC”
Image reuse, the new low of UCL trachea transplanter Martin Birchall?
With his three trachea transplant clinical trials suspended, the British laryngologist and UCL professor Martin Birchall now tries to pull at leastContinue Reading
Christmas messages from Professor Turner, his ex-protégé under investigation Tiwari, and Elsevier
My earlier article about the fake Linköping University professor Ashutosh Tiwari and his scam of predatory conferences and journals, madeContinue Reading
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