by Kate Anderson
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracted seven studies and is investigating multiple researchers after allegations were made that images had been manipulated or duplicated, according to NBC News.
Dr. Sholto David, a molecular biologist, investigated in January multiple studies from top researchers within the institute, which is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and concluded that several images had possibly been manipulated by software such as Adobe Photoshop, according to The Wall Street Journal. The institute originally said they were retracting six studies but have added a seventh, while also requesting corrections in an additional 31 papers, according to NBC News.
“Dana-Farber is deeply committed to a culture of accountability and integrity, and as an academic research and clinical care organization we also prioritize transparency,” Dr. Barrett Rollins, the institute’s integrity research officer, said in a statement to NBC. “However, we are bound by federal regulations that apply to all academic medical centers funded by the National Institutes of Health among other federal agencies. Therefore, we cannot share details of internal review processes and will not comment on personnel issues.”
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Six of the seven studies that were retraced listed Kenneth Anderson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber, as a senior author, according to NBC. Anderson did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Four studies included in the investigation were co-authored by Dr. Laurie Glimcher, CEO and president of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Harvard has been hit with multiple plagiarism scandals in recent months, including former university President Claudine Gay, who resigned from her position in January. Shirley Greene, a Harvard Extension School administrator, was accusedof 42 instances of plagiarism in her 2008 dissertation.
Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
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Kate Anderson is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Building” by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
