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shockedcanadian

(751 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2014, 06:56 AM Sep 2014

Prolific University of Calgary doctor resigned after research team caught ‘manipulating’ and faking

Last edited Tue Sep 9, 2014, 07:34 AM - Edit history (1)

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/09/08/prolific-university-of-calgary-doctor-resigned-after-research-team-caught-manipulating-and-faking-data/

Found a nice job as a neurologist in B.C, I'm sure business will be booming there.

Via the American website that outed him, apparently all 9 papers had the same author...

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Prolific University of Calgary doctor resigned after research team caught ‘manipulating’ and faking (Original Post) shockedcanadian Sep 2014 OP

He didn't realize for 5+ years that his staff was making up data? DetlefK Sep 2014 #1

All you need to know. CanSocDem Sep 2014 #2

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. He didn't realize for 5+ years that his staff was making up data?

Reply to shockedcanadian (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 07:40 AM

Sep 2014

What was he doing at work???

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)

2. All you need to know.

Reply to shockedcanadian (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 09:06 AM

Sep 2014

From your link:

While at the University of Calgary Toth received more than $2.3 million in research funding from diabetes and pain groups, drug companies, Alberta research agencies as well as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which is financed by Canadian taxpayers.

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