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usymmons

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Scientist-turned-research&innovation-manager, currently based in Brussels, focused on #medtech. Previous research in genomics, single-cell biology and rare diseases. Now talks a lot about science #funding, #diversity and #equity in science. Opinions my own.

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erinnacland, to academicchatter
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What motivates research fraud?

"There is pressure to publish as scientists [...] There are labs that are run by big egos who might say to a young researcher, “Why did your experiment fail? I will hire someone else who will make it work [...] The graduate students and the postdocs might be the ones photoshopping, but who is responsible for the atmosphere and the integrity of the lab? That’s the professor" - @ElisabethBik

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/science-sleuth-looks-to-expose-research-fraud
@academicchatter #Science #ResearchIntegrity

usymmons,
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@erinnacland @ElisabethBik @academicchatter I really appreciate that quote: have witnessed 3 cases of scientific fraud being discovered (1 after publication, 2 caught before), and in all cases PhD/postdocs came from labs where PI did not take kindly to data that opposed their pet theory. It doesn't make the data fabrication right, but I wish there was more research done into the environment that creates it, not letting the PIs get away scot-free in these situations.

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