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Update (July 1, 2021): KU Leuven completed its investigation last year, concluding that there were “no breaches of research integrity,” according to a summary report posted on July 16, 2020. The institution’s review focused on four recent publications coauthored by Catherine Verfaillie and found that: “It is true that a limited number of figures contained an inaccuracy that is not in line with the high standards that are rightly set for scientific figures. Nevertheless, a thorough study of all aspects of the case has shown that these figures were composed in good faith and that there can be no question of an infringement of research integrity.”
KU Leuven is investigating allegations that one of its researchers, acclaimed stem cell biologist Catherine Verfaillie, was involved in falsifying research in at least 10 scientific papers published between 1999 and 2018, Belgian newspaper De Tijd reported last week (December ...
