Birkbeck master cleared of misconduct after latest retraction

A prominent London geneticist has been cleared of research misconduct after a long-running investigation found evidence of deliberate wrongdoings by his laboratory group at UCL.

David Latchman, master of Birkbeck, University of London, was named on a??published in 바카라사이트 International Journal of Cardiology (¡°Enhanced IL-17 signalling following myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury¡±) in 2013, alongside 11 co-workers.

An inquiry by UCL, where Professor Latchman still works on a part-time basis to operate his lab, found that a series of images used in 바카라사이트 paper had been ¡°deliberately manipulated¡±, leading to a formal retraction of 바카라사이트 paper.

Elsevier, 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s publisher, said that a panel ¡°found that it was clear that 바카라사이트 images had been intentionally manipulated as alleged, concluding that research misconduct had occurred¡±.

Professor Latchman¡¯s lab has?come under fire?on a number of occasions in 바카라사이트 past few years. In January 2015, UCL opened an investigation into a number of journal papers authored by Professor Latchman¡¯s research groups.

This followed 바카라사이트 retraction of a paper from 2002 by 바카라사이트?Journal of Biological Chemistry?over 바카라사이트 reuse of an image from a 2001 paper.

Following 바카라사이트 investigation, UCL ruled that Professor Latchman had ¡°no case to answer¡± but admitted that ¡°바카라사이트re were procedural matters in his lab that required attention¡±.

The university initiated a second probe later that year, however, focusing on 바카라사이트 research practices of his lab.

A statement from Birkbeck on 바카라사이트 hearing outcome confirmed that two separate investigations into publications connected to Professor Latchman¡¯s research group had taken place, but concluded that ¡°Professor Latchman had no?knowledge of, or involvement?in, 바카라사이트 image manipulation identified¡±.

¡°In addition, 바카라사이트 hearing found that Professor Latchman¡¯s management of his UCL research programme was not at fault,¡± a statement said.

According to 바카라사이트 Retraction Watch , Professor Latchman is named on a total of eight papers?that faced retraction between 2002 and 2011.

온라인 바카라?understands that two of 바카라사이트 researchers named on 바카라사이트 most recently retracted paper, Anastasis Stephanou and Tiziano Scarabelli, no longer work at UCL.

Responding to 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 hearing, Professor Latchman said that he was ¡°very pleased with this news¡±. ¡°The hearing clearly recognised that issues such as those identified in 바카라사이트 investigations may be difficult to detect even in well-run teams,¡± he said.

A UCL spokesman said that 바카라사이트 university remained ¡°committed to maintaining and safeguarding 바카라사이트 highest standards of integrity in all areas of research¡±.

¡°We take any allegations of research impropriety very seriously and we have rigorous systems in place to ensure all allegations are investigated thoroughly,¡± he said. ¡°UCL¡¯s internal processes in relation to 바카라사이트 matter are now complete and certain papers related to UCL¡¯s investigations in this area have recently been 바카라사이트 subject of retraction notices.¡±

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