Stanford president resigns after fallout from falsified data in his research

Stanford University’s president, Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, resigns due to manipulated data discovered in several of his academic reports.

Background: Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne authored 12 reports containing falsified data, including manipulated lab panels and altered blot results.
* The board of trustees found that he was not the main contributor to the facts and figures in the seven reports where he was a co-author.
* In the five reports where he was the primary author, the board determined he was not aware of the misrepresentations.

Research Oversight: While Tessier-Lavigne wasn’t directly responsible for the data manipulation, the board concluded that he could have better supervised his lab and been more proactive in correcting the data once it was published.
* He accepted the board’s findings, admitting he could have done better and should have been more diligent seeking corrections.

Actions Taken: Of the five papers Tessier-Lavigne principally authored, he plans to retract three and correct the remaining two.
* He admitted to being unaware of the manipulation by other lab members but took responsibility for it.

Moving Forward: Tessier-Lavigne will step down as president effective from 31st August, but will remain part of Stanford’s faculty and continue his research.
* Stanford intends to appoint a new president by the start of the next school year in August.

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