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Reports of misconduct investigations can tell us a lot. Here are more than a dozen of them.

Fakery. Ignored whistleblowers. Sabotage. Subterfuge. Reading reports of institutional investigations into allegations of misconduct can sometimes feel like reading a spy novel about science. And we’ve read a lot of them. In a recent post that drew from one such report, we wrote: Whenever we learn about misconduct cases at public universities, we file such … Continue reading Reports of misconduct investigations can tell us a lot. Here are more than a dozen of them.

Recent finding of misconduct by federal U.S. agency sparks debate

In 2011, the University of Florida assembled a misconduct report about one of its ob-gyn researchers, identifying falsified data in a 2010 paper. But when an investigator at the U.S. Office of Research Integrity reviewed the report, something didn’t feel right. “I reviewed the data, and I thought [UF] didn’t do their due diligence,” said … Continue reading Recent finding of misconduct by federal U.S. agency sparks debate

After investigation that started at least 5 years ago, retired ob-gyn prof agrees to 5 years of supervision

A now-retired professor tweaked the findings in seven figures of a 2007 paper, according to a new finding of misconduct released yesterday by the U.S. Office of Research Integrity. The subject of the findings isn’t a stranger to our readers: We’ve already reported on nine retractions for Nasser Chegini, a former professor of obstetrics and … Continue reading After investigation that started at least 5 years ago, retired ob-gyn prof agrees to 5 years of supervision

Former ob-gyn prof notches ninth retraction; investigation still underway

A retired obstetrics and gynecology professor under federal investigation for misconduct has notched his ninth retraction. The latest retraction stems from an investigation by the University of Florida, where Nasser Chegini worked until 2012, which found fabricated data in three figures in a paper on the muscle cells that line the uterus. The paper, “Differential expression of microRNAs in myometrium and … Continue reading Former ob-gyn prof notches ninth retraction; investigation still underway

Former Florida ob-gyn prof notches eighth retraction

Nasser Chegini, the former University of Florida professor currently under investigation by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), has now had eight papers retracted. The eighth paper, in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, is about the effect of a compound used during fertility treatments on Smads, signaling molecules that carry messages from TGF-beta receptors … Continue reading Former Florida ob-gyn prof notches eighth retraction

Ob-gyn prof up to 7 retractions, latest due to “substantial data misrepresentation”

Two more retractions have popped up for Nasser Chegini, the former University of Florida professor currently under investigation by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Both retractions appear in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The notices indicate that an investigation report from the University of Florida “found substantial data misrepresentation” in two JCEM articles about … Continue reading Ob-gyn prof up to 7 retractions, latest due to “substantial data misrepresentation”

Three more retractions appear for Florida ob-gyn under investigation

Two Oxford journals have now put out three more retractions for ob-gyn and former University of Florida professor Nasser Chegini, who has been under ORI investigation since at least 2012. That makes a total of five retractions, by our count. Here is the notice for “The expression profile of micro-RNA in endometrium and endometriosis and the influence of … Continue reading Three more retractions appear for Florida ob-gyn under investigation

Second retraction appears for former University of Florida ob-gyn subject to ORI probe

Nasser Chegini, an ob-gyn formerly on the faculty at the University of Florida who has been the subject of an Office of Research Integrity (ORI) inquiry for several years, has a second retraction. Chegini is suspected of having used bogus data in some of his work — research backed in part by some $4 million … Continue reading Second retraction appears for former University of Florida ob-gyn subject to ORI probe

ORI investigating University of Florida ob-gyn researcher accused of misconduct

A prominent researcher at the University of Florida is under federal investigation for research misconduct and has lost at least one paper as a result of the fraud. The researcher, Nasser Chegini, was a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the U of Florida until about six months ago, when he retired, according to the … Continue reading ORI investigating University of Florida ob-gyn researcher accused of misconduct