The journal Haematologica has retracted two papers by José Román-Gómez, both of which involve image manipulation, bringing his total to four. Here’s the first notice, for a 2007 article titled “Epigenetic regulation of human cancer/testis antigen gene, HAGE, in chronic myeloid leukemia” that has been cited 20 times, according to Thomson Scientific’s Web of Knowledge:
Well, it only took 17 years. As two retraction notices in the September 15 issue of the Journal of Immunology note: On October 19, 1995, the Office of Research Integrity at the National Institutes of Health found that Weishu Y. Weiser, Ph.D., formerly of the Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, committed scientific … Continue reading ORI findings lead to two retractions — nearly 17 years later
A new retraction — his fifth — in the Journal of Immunology for Alirio Melendez, formerly of the National University of Singapore, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Liverpool, sheds some light on the results of an investigation by one of the universities. Last month, a Glasgow spokesperson told Nature that the university’s … Continue reading Fifth Alirio Melendez retraction offers clues about University of Glasgow misconduct findings
We have four more retractions by Dipak Das, the disgraced UConn researcher found by the university to have committed 145 counts of misconduct. All appear in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (we left the journal off when we initially posted, as commenters noted): “Redox regulation of angiotensin II preconditioning of the myocardium requires … Continue reading Retraction count for Dipak Das rises to 17
Blood has pulled a paper 2007 paper from a group of Spanish researchers, one of whom appears to have been manipulating images. The group’s work became the focus of expressions of concern from the Journal of Clinical Oncology this spring and in 2010. The article, “Epigenetic regulation of Wnt-signaling pathway in acute lymphoblastic leukemia,” purported … Continue reading A Wnt-er’s tale: Blood pulls second signaling paper from Spanish scientists over image fakery
A paper about an alleged cheetah fossil from the Pliocene epoch, dogged by questions since its publication in 2008, has been retracted after one of the authors acknowledged it wasn’t what they thought it was. Here’s the notice for the paper, “A primitive Late Pliocene cheetah, and evolution of the cheetah lineage:“
Today’s Retraction Watch, to paraphrase Sesame Street, is brought to you by the number 13. Earlier, we reported on several retractions from Diederik Stapel that bring his total to that number, and now we’ve learned about number 13 for Dipak Das. Das is of course the UConn researcher who was found to have committed 145 … Continue reading Seeing red (wine): Another retraction for Dipak Das, making count 13
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) has issued an Expression of Concern about a paper published online earlier this year, after concerns about the data prompted an investigation by the University of Nebraska. Here’s the notice:
Last December, we reported on a Journal of Immunology paper that was retracted after a Cardiff University investigation found the senior author had inappropriately manipulated images. The inquiry found that there had been “no intention to mislead and subsequent repeats of the original experiments have shown that the paper’s conclusions remain sound,” the university told … Continue reading Cardiff University looking into allegations of misconduct by group headed by its dean of medicine
The Journal of Psychiatric Research is retracting a 2010 paper claiming to show a relationship between quetiapine (Seroquel) and certain lab tests and brain scans, after it turns out the brain images were either unreliable or invalid. Here’s the notice for “Relationship between dopamine D2 receptor occupancy, clinical response, and drug and monoamine metabolites levels … Continue reading Journal retracts antipsychotic study when all subjects’ PET scans turn out to be unreliable or invalid