Dana-Farber to pay $15 million to settle Justice Department lawsuit over manipulated data
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the nation’s premier cancer research and treatment centers, is paying $15 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that some of its top researchers authored papers containing manipulated data.
In its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Dana-Farber admitted that scientists working under the supervision of one of its principal investigators used federal grant dollars to conduct research that led to papers with duplicated or manipulated images. In these cases, the Boston-based cancer center acknowledged, a scientist identified in the settlement as “Researcher 1” did not adequately supervise lab members.
Jonathan Wosen
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