Stanford president resigns over problems in 12 research papers

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Stanford University in California, has announced that he was stepping down as president at the end of August but would remain a tenured professor of biology. Former dean of humanities Richard Saller will serve as interim president.1Tessier-Lavigne, a well known neurobiologist, served as Stanford president for seven years and previously was head of the biotechnology company Genentech.In December 2022 the university’s board of trustees organised a special committee to review allegations of misconduct related to Tessier-Lavigne’s research and papers he had authored or coauthored.2 Tessier-Lavigne said in a message to the Stanford community, “I have consistently denied any allegations, including those based on anonymous and unsubstantiated sources, that I engaged in fraud or any other unethical conduct related to my research and papers.”3The committee, chaired by a former judge, Mark Filip, issued a 95 page report on 17 July.4Jerry Yang, chairman of Stanford’s board of trustees,…
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