A second investigation by the school concludes that David Latchman, also the head of Birkbeck, University of London, was not involved in the image manipulation found in papers he coauthored.

The ex-Wayne State University scientist has racked up 33 retractions to date. 

H. Gilbert Welch, a health policy expert who has advocated against superfluous cancer screening, published another Dartmouth researcher’s work, according to the university administration.

A report recommends the creation of a national committee to oversee universities’ handling of misconduct investigations.

The move by Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center follows an investigative news report detailing surgical errors and poor research practices.

Robert Ryan was forced to resign from the University of Dundee in 2016 following an investigation of misconduct.

New allegations of fraud committed under the watch of geneticist David Latchman were made last year.

The University of Tokyo confirmed last August that Yoshinori Watanabe tampered with research-related images, and dismissed him in late April.

The correspondence points to routine data-massaging at a high-profile lab.