Just found out that the Authorities had not disclosed that NTU/A*Star Prof Ravi Khambandur who was sacked is married to A/Prof Mridula Sharma of NUS Medical Faculty. Though she was implicated in the fraud and carried in the article below of last week, the material fact that she is the wife was never mentioned. Can you imagine a husband and wide screwing up 3 of Singapore's institutions - NTU, NUS and A*Star. Apparently someone found out the next day and made known to the press.
Apparently all of the wife's research papers contain falsified data and is the worst so far. Also the wife is no longer with NUS and they do not want to say when she was asked to go.
I also heard the extent of falsification data has widened since the probe first began and is quite extensive. I am also told that it is very likely that there will be a new black-out and only the papers detected will be reported for withdrawal or corrections.
The situation is so bad that that those looking into the integrity of papers are Ang Mos working for the 3 institutions.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...retracted-phd-revoked-over-data-falsification
Singapore researchers' scientific papers retracted, PhD revoked over data falsification
Professor Ravi Kambadur held joint appointments at NTU's School of Biological Sciences (pictured) and A*Star's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, both of which have since been terminated.
PUBLISHEDJUL 15, 2016, 2:39 PM SGT
Lin Yangchen
SINGAPORE - A string of scientific data falsification cases - involving researchers from multiple institutions in Singapore - has been exposed in an investigation. This has led to six papers being retracted, academic appointments terminated and one PhD degree revoked.
The researchers, affiliated to Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and led by Professor Ravi Kambadur, were investigated by NTU.
Prof Kambadur held joint appointments at NTU's School of Biological Sciences and A*Star's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, both of which have since been terminated.
The falsifications were committed in his team's research on myostatin, a protein that regulates muscle growth in humans and animals.
The case goes back to December last year, when NTU's investigations led to three myostatin papers being retracted, two corrected and one withdrawn.
In the latest development, three more papers, published from 2012 to 2014, based on research funded by A*Star and the National Research Foundation, are being retracted from the journals Molecular Endocrinology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
This follows another saga in June, when NTU said it had retracted 11 papers on special education by National Institute of Education researchers.
The authors of the retracted myostatin papers include Mridula Sharma, who was associate professor at NUS' Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and co-authored the retracted papers in that capacity.
Furthermore, the investigations have led to the revocation of the 2012 NTU doctorate of team member Lokireddy Sudarsanareddy.
Retraction Watch, a website that monitors retractions of scientific publications, reported NTU research integrity officer Tony Mayer as saying that the falsifications also happened in Dr Sudarsanareddy's doctoral thesis.
Since graduating from NTU, Dr Sudarsanareddy has been a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, where he published at least one paper as first author, in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) late last year.
A Harvard Medical School spokesman did not respond to questions from The Straits Times about Dr Sudarsanareddy's employment status or the integrity of the PNAS paper, but said: "We are fully committed to upholding the highest standards of ethics and to rigorously maintaining the integrity of our research. Any concerns brought to our attention are thoroughly reviewed."
NTU, which is taking the lead in the investigation, said on Wednesday (July 13) that disciplinary proceedings against other researchers are ongoing.
Apparently all of the wife's research papers contain falsified data and is the worst so far. Also the wife is no longer with NUS and they do not want to say when she was asked to go.
I also heard the extent of falsification data has widened since the probe first began and is quite extensive. I am also told that it is very likely that there will be a new black-out and only the papers detected will be reported for withdrawal or corrections.
The situation is so bad that that those looking into the integrity of papers are Ang Mos working for the 3 institutions.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...retracted-phd-revoked-over-data-falsification
Singapore researchers' scientific papers retracted, PhD revoked over data falsification
Professor Ravi Kambadur held joint appointments at NTU's School of Biological Sciences (pictured) and A*Star's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, both of which have since been terminated.
PUBLISHEDJUL 15, 2016, 2:39 PM SGT
Lin Yangchen
SINGAPORE - A string of scientific data falsification cases - involving researchers from multiple institutions in Singapore - has been exposed in an investigation. This has led to six papers being retracted, academic appointments terminated and one PhD degree revoked.
The researchers, affiliated to Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and led by Professor Ravi Kambadur, were investigated by NTU.
Prof Kambadur held joint appointments at NTU's School of Biological Sciences and A*Star's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, both of which have since been terminated.
The falsifications were committed in his team's research on myostatin, a protein that regulates muscle growth in humans and animals.
The case goes back to December last year, when NTU's investigations led to three myostatin papers being retracted, two corrected and one withdrawn.
In the latest development, three more papers, published from 2012 to 2014, based on research funded by A*Star and the National Research Foundation, are being retracted from the journals Molecular Endocrinology and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
This follows another saga in June, when NTU said it had retracted 11 papers on special education by National Institute of Education researchers.
The authors of the retracted myostatin papers include Mridula Sharma, who was associate professor at NUS' Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and co-authored the retracted papers in that capacity.
Furthermore, the investigations have led to the revocation of the 2012 NTU doctorate of team member Lokireddy Sudarsanareddy.
Retraction Watch, a website that monitors retractions of scientific publications, reported NTU research integrity officer Tony Mayer as saying that the falsifications also happened in Dr Sudarsanareddy's doctoral thesis.
Since graduating from NTU, Dr Sudarsanareddy has been a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, where he published at least one paper as first author, in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) late last year.
A Harvard Medical School spokesman did not respond to questions from The Straits Times about Dr Sudarsanareddy's employment status or the integrity of the PNAS paper, but said: "We are fully committed to upholding the highest standards of ethics and to rigorously maintaining the integrity of our research. Any concerns brought to our attention are thoroughly reviewed."
NTU, which is taking the lead in the investigation, said on Wednesday (July 13) that disciplinary proceedings against other researchers are ongoing.
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