Thereza Imanishi-Kari
Thereza Imanishi-Kari is an associate professor of
research misconduct
allegations. Following a series of investigations, she was fully exonerated of the charges in 1996.
Early life and education
A native of Brazil, Thereza Imanishi-Kari earned a BS degree in biology from the
Kyoto, Japan, and the University of Helsinki in Finland, which awarded her a PhD in the field of immunogenetics.[2]
Research
Imanishi-Kari's research focuses on
systemic lupus erythematosus using mouse models[1] and has been funded for this work by the Lupus Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health.[3] Her interest in immunology was motivated in part by her sister's death due to lupus.[4]
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Investigation and exoneration
In 1986, Imanishi-Kari co-authored a scientific paper on immunology with David Baltimore. The paper, published in the scientific journal Cell, showed unexpected results on how the
Office of Scientific Integrity, accused Dr. Imanishi-Kari in 1991 of falsifying data and recommended she be barred from receiving research grants for 10 years.[6]
In 1996, a newly constituted
New York Times editorial at the time described the final result of the ten-year investigation as "embarrassment for the Federal Government and belated vindication for the accused scientist".[9]
The high profile of the case resulted in a great deal of published commentary on the matter. The New York Times published an account of the medical establishment's treatment of O’Toole on March 22, 1991.The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science by science historian Horace Freeland Judson,[13] also covered the Baltimore affair.
References
- ^ a b "The Thereza Imanishi-Kari Lab". Tufts University. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Thereza Imanishi-Kari". Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Thereza Imanishi-Kari, PhD". Lupus Research Institute. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ISBN 9780520930261.
- S2CID 26659281. (Retracted)
- ^ a b "Thereza Imanishi-Kari, Ph.D., DAB No. 1582 (1996)". United States Department of Health and Human Services. 21 June 1996. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ Billy Goodman (19 August 1996). "Multiple Investigations". The Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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- ^ "The Fraud Case That Evaporated". The New York Times. 25 June 1996. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Philip J. Hilts (22 March 1991). "Biologist Who Disputed a Study Paid Dearly". The New York Times.
- PMID 11653082.
- ISBN 0393319709.
- ISBN 978-0151008773.
Further reading
- "The Assault on David Baltimore," Daniel J. Kevles, The New Yorker, 27 May 1996, pp. 94–109
- ISBN 0-393-04103-4
- "Science On Trial: the Whistle Blower, the Accused, and the Nobel Laureate," Judy Sarasohn (NY: St. Martin's Pr., 1993).
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