Pfizer has retracted a paper by a former employee who was fired after the company discovered she had been doctoring data.
The retraction, in Molecular Cancer Research, is the third of five papers Pfizer asked to retract, after an investigation discovered they contained duplicated images. The papers have been discussed on PubPeer, which is also mentioned in the latest retraction notice.
As a result of the investigation, Pfizer terminated the employment of Min-Jean Yin, the last author on the newly retracted paper.
According to the notice, Yin and five of her co-authors agreed to the retraction:
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it plans to retract five papers by a former employee, after an investigation found duplicated images.