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MRC Lead Apologizes Following Bullying Allegations
In a statement issued by UK Research and Innovation, stem cell biologist Fiona Watt said she was devastated to learn of the impact of her actions and behavior on colleagues.
MRC Lead Apologizes Following Bullying Allegations
MRC Lead Apologizes Following Bullying Allegations

In a statement issued by UK Research and Innovation, stem cell biologist Fiona Watt said she was devastated to learn of the impact of her actions and behavior on colleagues.

In a statement issued by UK Research and Innovation, stem cell biologist Fiona Watt said she was devastated to learn of the impact of her actions and behavior on colleagues.

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Elisabeth Bik Faces Legal Action After Criticizing Studies
Shawna Williams | May 28, 2021 | 3 min read
A complaint lodged by researchers in France prompts two petitions supporting Bik’s whistleblowing work.
Opinion: Blowing the Whistle on Research Grant Fraud
Joseph Gentile | Jan 1, 2021 | 5 min read
Reporting cases of misconduct in the context of federal science funding can be a daunting task. But mechanisms to support whistleblowers do exist.
Outrage and Grief Follow Death of Coronavirus Whistleblower
Amy Schleunes | Feb 7, 2020 | 2 min read
Authorities had silenced Li Wenliang after he spoke out about the virus, now known as 2019-nCoV, in the early days of the epidemic.
Shuping Wang, Public Health Whistleblower, Dies
Emily Makowski | Sep 30, 2019 | 2 min read
The physician and researcher challenged the Chinese government over her findings of widespread hepatitis and HIV contamination during blood collection.
Bill Jenkins, Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower, Dies
Ashley Yeager | Mar 4, 2019 | 2 min read
A government scientist, he tried to end the unethical study, was unsuccessful, and then spent his career combatting injustice in healthcare.
Dispute Within CDC Over Zika Testing
Ben Andrew Henry | Sep 28, 2016 | 1 min read
An agency scientist who accused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of suppressing disagreements over the accuracy of a diagnostic test obtains whistleblower protection.
TS Picks: April 14, 2015
Tracy Vence | Apr 14, 2015 | 2 min read
Whistleblower “named” in PubPeer suit; African CDC; FDA oversight of dietary supplements
PubPeer Threatened with Legal Action
Kate Yandell | Aug 19, 2014 | 3 min read
The moderators of the post-publication peer review forum say they could be facing their first legal case.
Lawsuit Claims Stem Cells Unsafe
Kerry Grens | Jul 18, 2014 | 2 min read
A former employee complains that StemCells, Inc., fired him after he blew the whistle on improper manufacturing practices that could endanger patients.
Opinion: Reducing Whistleblower Risk
Helene Z. Hill | Feb 11, 2014 | 4 min read
It takes significant time and money for a scientist to defend his or her accusation of research misconduct.
Week in Review: September 16–20
Tracy Vence | Sep 20, 2013 | 3 min read
Dealing with anonymous misconduct allegations; efficiently generating iPSCs; distinguishing viral infections from non-viral; imaging tau in vivo
What to Do About “Clare Francis”
Kerry Grens | Sep 14, 2013 | 4 min read
Anonymous tipsters who allege scientific misconduct can make journal editors squeamish. But should a whistleblower's identity matter?
Gov’t Science Integrity Measures Lackluster
Bob Grant | Mar 11, 2013 | 2 min read
A new analysis finds that while some federal agencies have made strides in safeguarding the validity of their research, more work needs to be done.
Fraud Watchdog Blogger Revealed
Dan Cossins | Jan 6, 2013 | 2 min read
The author of a whistleblower blog has revealed his identity after the site was suspended due to legal threats from accused scientists.
Court Awards Whistleblower $820,000
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 18, 2012 | 2 min read
A jury finds that UVA wrongfully fired a researcher for reporting that his supervisor altered an NIH grant budget.  
FDA Chiefs Knew About Spying
Bob Grant | Aug 8, 2012 | 1 min read
Top FDA officials, including Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, were aware the agency was monitoring staff emails discussing the safety of some approved medical devices.
Another Victim of Suspicious Data
Jef Akst | Jul 13, 2012 | 1 min read
The researcher who raised questions about the studies by social psychologist Dirk Smeesters flags dodgy data from another scientist.
FDA Staffers Sue Agency
Bob Grant | Feb 6, 2012 | 1 min read
Current and former employees of the US Food and Drug Administration have filed suit, alleging that their employer spied on them for whistleblowing.
Vax-Autism Papers Re-examined
Edyta Zielinska | Nov 10, 2011 | 1 min read
A US-based group reviews the records of discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield to reassess whether he knowingly misrepresented results.
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