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What the Stanford president’s resignation can teach lab leaders

Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s departure makes overworked researchers ponder: how do we prevent misconduct in our own labs?
  1. Max Kozlov
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Prominent neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced last week that he will step down in August as president of Stanford University in California, after an investigation criticized his laboratory oversight and management, but exonerated him of data manipulation. The announcement caps a months-long saga that has gripped researchers worldwide — leaving lab leaders to question their own oversight practices, and reinvigorating conversations about lab culture and the responsibilities of senior investigators.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02438-3

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