research misconduct

Illinois-based Surgisphere Corporation had a brief moment in the limelight this year following its infamous study of hydroxychloroquine. But the impact of the company’s deception reverberated across world.

The high-profile retractions of two COVID-19 studies stunned the scientific community earlier this year and prompted calls for reviews of how science is conducted, published, and acted upon. The warning signs had been there all along.

More than five years after his arrest, Li Ning of China Agricultural University is convicted of stealing nearly $5 million of grant money.

The institution completed an internal investigation into two professors and a staff researcher for duplicating images and fudging data.

After several high-profile cases, the country’s government is creating a board to oversee and investigate all serious allegations of scientific misconduct.

A panel finds David Latchman’s “recklessness in the conduct” of the lab and his involvement as an author on problematic papers facilitated the misconduct.

PubPeer commenters have flagged more than 100 papers from branches of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research for apparent image duplication and other issues.

An analysis of misconduct investigations finds first authors are more likely to commit transgressions, suggesting they should be held accountable for the integrity of the work.

The accusations concerned the safety of research participants. The school says the grants have been reinstated following an investigation.

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.

Olivier Voinnet and Patrice Dunoyer face consequences for misconduct that led to the retractions of numerous high-profile papers.

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.