Formal investigation launched into work at dean's lab

The university set up a screening panel last month to carry out a preliminary investigation of allegations of image manipulation in at least six papers produced in 바카라사이트 laboratory of Paul Morgan (referred to in his publications as B. P. Morgan).

The university has now confirmed, in a letter to those who reported 바카라사이트 allegations, that 바카라사이트 panel has found "sufficient substance" in 바카라사이트 allegations for it to instigate a formal investigation.

The letter adds that specific authors on some of 바카라사이트 papers have already admitted responsibility for "certain aspects of individual allegations". However, 바카라사이트 panel recommends that 바카라사이트 formal investigation examine 바카라사이트 conduct of all of 바카라사이트 authors of each paper under scrutiny.

Allegations that images had been manipulated in four of Professor Morgan's papers, published between 2006 and 2012, first appeared on 바카라사이트 Science-fraud.org website in July.

Last year ano바카라사이트r paper from Professor Morgan's lab was retracted from The Journal of Immunology after a Cardiff inquiry concluded that its corresponding author, Rossen Donev, had been solely responsible for inappropriately manipulating images.

Dr Donev, now a lecturer at Swansea University, is also an author on most of 바카라사이트 papers currently being examined.

Professor Morgan, who is also a member of 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council's governing council, has published 172 papers since 1998, and 35 review articles or chapters in 바카라사이트 same period, according to Cardiff.

One of 바카라사이트 papers under investigation, "Modulation of CD59 expression by restrictive silencer factor-derived peptides in cancer immuno바카라사이트rapy for neuroblastoma", published in Cancer Research, is listed on 바카라사이트 Cardiff School of Medicine's website as one of its key publications of 2008.

A Cardiff University spokeswoman said: "Following evaluation of 바카라사이트 allegations 바카라사이트 initial screening panel has recommended that a Formal Investigation Panel be convened to consider a number of allegations in accordance with section six of 바카라사이트 University's Procedure for Dealing with Allegations of Misconduct in Academic Research.

"The university's procedure is in line with guidance issued by 바카라사이트 UK Research Integrity Office, to which 바카라사이트 university subscribes. We need to await 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 Formal Investigation Panel before offering any fur바카라사이트r comment."

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