Science Has a Major Fraud Problem
9 hours ago
- #Alzheimer's Research
- #Stanford University
- #Scientific Misconduct
- Theo Baker, a 17-year-old Stanford freshman and son of journalists, investigated Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne's lab for alleged data manipulation.
- Critics on PubPeer claimed fraudulent data in Tessier-Lavigne's papers, spanning years.
- Tessier-Lavigne, a renowned neuroscientist, focused on Alzheimer's research, with a notable 2009 paper hailed as a 'significant breakthrough.'
- Before Stanford, Tessier-Lavigne led The Rockefeller University and Genentech's large lab, gaining wealth and fame in Alzheimer's science.