CNN – In response to claims of data tampering, the esteemed Harvard teaching institution, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is retracting six research and correcting 31 others.
The action taken by the Harvard Medical School affiliate was prompted by a blog post earlier this month by a molecular scientist who claimed that researchers had altered photos to falsify data.
The action taken by the Harvard Medical School affiliate was prompted by a blog post earlier this month by a molecular scientist who claimed that researchers had altered photos to falsify data.
Dana-Farber is now reviewing over fifty publications from four researchers who are all faculty members at Harvard Medical School. Laurie Glimcher, CEO of Dana-Farber, is the author of four of the studies that are being reviewed.
We are dedicated to upholding an integrity-based and accountable culture. To guarantee the validity of the scientific literature, every investigation is therefore thoroughly reviewed. The chief scientific officer emeritus and research integrity officer of Dana-Farber, Barrett Rollins, told CNN in a statement on Monday. “In this regard, Dana-Farber has acted decisively and quickly.”
We are dedicated to upholding an integrity-based and accountable culture. To guarantee the validity of the scientific literature, every investigation is therefore thoroughly reviewed. The chief scientific officer emeritus and research integrity officer of Dana-Farber, Barrett Rollins, told CNN in a statement on Monday. “In this regard, Dana-Farber has acted decisively and quickly.”
Rollins reports that six articles are undergoing retractions, thirty-one have been “identified as warranting corrections,” and one more manuscript has a documented error that “remains under examination.”
Whether or not there has been misbehavior is unknown to Dana-Farber.
The pressure on Harvard has increased as a result of the retractions and corrections, which come after weeks of investigation into the Ivy League school’s response to Claudine Gay’s plagiarism accusations. Gay resigned as the president of the university earlier this month. Gay asked for changes to be made to a few of her publications since the university had found “inadequate citation.”
Whether or not there has been misbehavior is unknown to Dana-Farber. The pressure on Harvard has increased as a result of the retractions and corrections, which come after weeks of investigation into the Ivy League school’s response to Claudine Gay’s plagiarism accusations. Gay resigned as the president of the university earlier this month. Gay asked for changes to be made to a few of her publications since the university had found “inadequate citation.”
Late last week, Harvard provided a plethora of documents to Congress as part of a House committee investigation.
In a blog post titled “Dana-Farberications at Harvard University,” written earlier this month, Sholto David claimed that data and photos were altered by researchers at the cancer facility. David proposed that some of the papers had photos that were copied and pasted using Adobe Photoshop.
In a blog post titled “Dana-Farberications at Harvard University,” written earlier this month, Sholto David claimed that data and photos were altered by researchers at the cancer facility. David proposed that some of the papers had photos that were copied and pasted using Adobe Photoshop.
Rollins claims that Dana-Farber stated that it was already looking into “possible data errors” in several of the cases the blog mentioned, emphasizing that the problems found are not always indicative of wrongdoing.
In the statement, Rollins stated, “The existence of image discrepancies in a paper is not evidence of an author’s intent to deceive.” That conclusion can only be reached after a thorough analysis, which is a crucial component of our answer. According to our observations, mistakes are frequently inadvertent and do not constitute wrongdoing.
In the statement, Rollins stated, “The existence of image discrepancies in a paper is not evidence of an author’s intent to deceive.” That conclusion can only be reached after a thorough analysis, which is a crucial component of our answer. According to our observations, mistakes are frequently inadvertent and do not constitute wrongdoing.
According to Rollins, some of the claims made on the blog against Dana-Farber researchers are “wrong,” while others relate to data produced in independent laboratories.
