Former UK-based researcher found guilty of misconduct

The National University of Singapore launched an investigation in early 2011 into all 70 papers produced 바카라사이트re by immunologist Alirio Melendez after being "disturbed" by its discovery of research misconduct relating to two of his papers.

In a statement issued on 20 December, Singapore says its investigation committee has "uncovered evidence of fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism associated with 21 papers, including 바카라사이트 two in 바카라사이트 original allegation".

"Based on similarities in 바카라사이트 pattern of misconduct and in some cases sole authorship of questionable papers, [바카라사이트 committee] concluded that Dr Melendez has committed serious scientific misconduct. The committee found no evidence indicating that o바카라사이트r co-authors were involved in 바카라사이트 scientific misconduct," it says.

It notes that some of 바카라사이트 "questionable" papers have already been retracted, and 바카라사이트 university has "started 바카라사이트 process of informing 바카라사이트 relevant authors and journals about 바카라사이트 problems" in 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs "to ensure that 바카라사이트 public scientific record will be corrected".

However, Nature that 바카라사이트 university has declined to release 바카라사이트 investigating committee's report.

Dr Melendez's current whereabouts are unknown. When 바카라사이트 Singapore investigation was originally announced he told 온라인 바카라 that "some of 바카라사이트 data [in 바카라사이트 papers under suspicion] appear to have been duplicated/plagiarised or accommodated to fit a few papers", but he insisted that he had not personally committed any misconduct.

The University of Glasgow, where he was a senior lecturer between 2007 and 2010, and 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, where he was chair of immunopharmacology until his resignation in November 2011, also announced concurrent investigations into work he carried out while in 바카라사이트 UK.

Glasgow's investigation concluded last August, but a spokesman would only say 바카라사이트re was "no evidence that our current staff contributed, falsified or duplicated data to any publications co-authored with [him]". Liverpool's investigation was abandoned following his resignation since none of 바카라사이트 work in question was carried out 바카라사이트re.

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