But...did we miss the public report on "the vast body of work" by #SickKids and #Motherisk doc Koren (who was the object of fulsome praise from Dean of @uoftmedicine for his "research output")?....
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#SickKids has promised a “systematic exam” of Koren’s papers to “protect the integrity of the existing medical literature.” @UofT assured the public it would 'take appropriate actions’ if findings involved individuals at U of T”. Nearly 3 years ago. thestar.com/news/investiga…
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A reminder of more of Koren misconduct. He sent anonymous hate mail to academics & media; denied authorship in a taxpayer-funded 'inquiry' x months.
Then: DNA on a licked stamp. @uoftmedicine framed this as No. Big. Deal.
John Le Carré thought differently: thestar.com/opinion/contri…
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Recovery is possible after more than research misconduct. Koren's #Motherisk lab made million$ selling unverified hair tests, tearing apart vulnerable families, prompting two govt-commissioned inquiries retractionwatch.com/2019/02/19/con…
Unlike Motherisk families, Koren has thrived...
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"Gideon Koren: so toxic that he had to surrender his medical licence and flee Canada... is Professor at the Adelson Medical School at Ariel University."
🙏 Prof Leonid Schneider forbetterscience.com/2020/06/29/mot…
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💯 @BRAINCURES
True w/ other forms of ’investigations’ of academic #misconduct; I've never seen it go any other way: institutions attack or protect, depending on loyalties.
As I draft this (long) chapter of my book, thinking about institutional #accountability, a thread ... 1/6
At @uoftmedicine, carefully selected "consultants”, paid to “review” #Pharma-related scandal, gathered “information" from selected senior academics who lied, yet were believed. The “review" resulted in yrs of adverse actions against my colleagues & me: jme.bmj.com/content/30/1/8
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