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‘“If a person is untruthful about their training history, one has to worry that they may be untruthful about their data,” said Dr. Brawley, the chief medical officer of the cancer society.'”

A Duke researcher’s questionable experimental methods seem to have inspired someone to look closely at his cv. On it, he claims a Rhodes scholarship he didn’t earn.

The Duke University School of Medicine has suspended a researcher and stopped patient enrollment in three cancer studies upon learning of reports that the researcher had overstated his academic credentials.

The lead researcher, Dr. Anil Potti, was placed on administrative leave, said Douglas J. Stokke, a spokesman for Duke, while it investigates allegations that Dr. Potti falsely claimed to have been a Rhodes scholar.

The article goes on to suggest that Potti has a habit of padding his cv.

Margaret Soltan, July 21, 2010 2:07AM
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