3 Chinese Scientists Lose University Posts After Whistle-blower Alleges Data Misconduct
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Updated · South China Morning Post · May 31
3 Chinese Scientists Lose University Posts After Whistle-blower Alleges Data Misconduct
4 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · May 31
Nankai University and Sun Yat-sen University removed three senior scientists from leadership posts after online whistle-blower Student Geng challenged the integrity of their published research.
Nankai said Chen Quan was ousted as dean of its College of Life Sciences because, as corresponding author of a 2024 Nature Cancer paper, he failed to ensure experimental data quality and authenticity.
Sun Yat-sen said Kang Tiebang lost his deputy director role over data and image errors in a 2020 Nature Cell Biology paper, while Kuang Dongming was removed as associate dean over similar issues tied to 3 papers.
The disciplinary moves extend penalties reported earlier Saturday, as both universities reiterated zero-tolerance policies and promised tighter oversight of research data and paper submissions.
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