Stanford University’s president Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned after a board of directors probe revealed that several academic studies he produced contained altered data.
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Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president for seven years, published 12 reports that contained fraudulent information, such as lab panels that had been patched together, panel backdrops that had been digitally manipulated, and blot data taken from other research papers.
He was the primary author on five reports and a co-author on seven others. A scientific panel created by a law firm hired by the school board decided that he played no significant role in the publication of the facts and statistics at issue in the reports he co-authored.
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The panel did determine, however, that Tessier-Lavigne could have better overseen his lab in order to uncover individuals who may have been influencing studies. It was also discovered that Tessier-Lavigne was not aggressive enough in correcting the inaccurate data once it was released.
He stated on Wednesday, July 12 2023, that he respects the panel’s findings and admits that he could have done better. Although Tesser-Lavigne will stand down as president on August 31, he will remain a Stanford faculty member and continue his research on brain development and neurodegeneration.
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