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Red wine [health benefits] researcher flagged for fake data [View all]
A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on the benefits of red wine to heart health falsified his data in more than 100 instances, and nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned of the potential problems after publishing his studies in recent years, officials said Wednesday.
UConn officials said their internal review found 145 instances over seven years in which Dr. Dipak Das fabricated and falsified data, and the U.S. Office of Research Integrity has launched an independent investigation of his work.
Das, a tenured surgery professor and director of UConn Health Center's Cardiovascular Research Center, has gained national attention in recent years for research into the beneficial properties of resveratrol, which is found in red wine.
UConn officials did not say Wednesday whether the falsification occurred in research on that topic or others. The university's health center recently declined to accept $890,000 in federal grants awarded to him as its review was under way, and has frozen all other external funding for his lab.
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57357036/red-wine-researcher-flagged-for-fake-data
UConn officials said their internal review found 145 instances over seven years in which Dr. Dipak Das fabricated and falsified data, and the U.S. Office of Research Integrity has launched an independent investigation of his work.
Das, a tenured surgery professor and director of UConn Health Center's Cardiovascular Research Center, has gained national attention in recent years for research into the beneficial properties of resveratrol, which is found in red wine.
UConn officials did not say Wednesday whether the falsification occurred in research on that topic or others. The university's health center recently declined to accept $890,000 in federal grants awarded to him as its review was under way, and has frozen all other external funding for his lab.
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57357036/red-wine-researcher-flagged-for-fake-data
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