Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Stanford University’s president, is pushing back against claims that a research paper on which he was lead author contained falsified data, a serious charge that has brought urgency to review the acclaimed neuroscientist’s past work.
The allegations have thrust the president of one of the world’s most respected research universities into a highly public fight over his reputation as a scientist.
Sanjana Khurana, a freshman majoring in economics, said she worried about reputational damage to the university. “You don’t want people to have to cheat and lie,” she said. “That’s not the impression you want the university to create.”The special committee reviewing misconduct allegations includes five well-known scientists, all members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine or both.
“It’s pretty clear at this point that a more independent investigation is warranted,” Thompson said. Universities and private companies tend to do what serves their own interests, he said, and “the whole process needs to be removed” from Stanford.in the Stanford Daily, urging their colleagues not to rush to judgment. None of the faculty members responded to interview requests on Tuesday. One of them, William T.
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