MIT Fires Professor Over Falsified Data
An AP newswire article by Michael Kunzelman, via ABC News, reports that:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has fired a biology professor for allegedly fabricating research data.
Luk Van Parijs, an associate professor in MIT's Center for Cancer Research, was placed on leave after a group of colleagues reported the allegations of "research misconduct" to MIT administrators in August 2004.
He was fired Wednesday, according to MIT spokeswoman Denise Brehm.
The school says Van Parijs, 35, admitted to fabricating and falsifying data in a paper, several manuscripts and grant applications.
An MIT investigation found no evidence that his co-authors or other members of his research group were involved in the alleged misconduct, said Alice Gast, the school's associate provost and vice president for research.
posted by Fergie @ 10/28/2005 02:43:00 PM
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