- Stanford College President Marc Tessier-Lavigne is resigning, the college stated Wednesday.
- The resignation comes after pupil journalists uncovered manipulated information in scientific papers he authored.
- Tessier-Lavigne defended his document however stated he was stepping down for the great of the college.
An investigation by Stanford’s student-run newspaper has taken down Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the celebrated faculty’s president and a outstanding neuroscientist.
Tessier-Lavigne introduced Wednesday that he’ll step down after the college’s personal investigation discovered there have been severe flaws in a few of his revealed scientific work, together with papers that included manipulated information.
Whereas insisting that he by no means knowingly revealed inaccurate science and was not conscious of the manipulation, Marc Tessier-Lavigne wrote in a press release that he would resign on the finish of August “for the great of the college.”
Tessier-Lavigne has been the college’s president since 2016.
Final yr, The Stanford Each day, a pupil publication, revealed an investigation figuring out severe issues in a few of Tessier-Lavigne’s revealed work, together with proof that pictures have been improperly altered.
Stanford later commissioned its personal report by an outdoor legislation agency after college students revealed the fraud in papers affiliated with Tessier Lavigne. The varsity’s investigation discovered proof of manipulation and “severe flaws within the presentation of analysis information,” although it additionally discovered that the Stanford president himself “didn’t have precise data” of the manipulation.
In his assertion, Tessier-Lavigne insisted that he was unaware of the problems together with his scientific papers. However, he stated, “I need to be clear that I take accountability for the work of my lab members.”
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