Maggie’s Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties

[theLBC]

Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties

By Jeffrey MervisJun. 12, 2020 , 6:00 PM

Some 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by the National Institutes of Health into the failure of NIH grantees to disclose financial ties to foreign governments. In 93% of those cases, the hidden funding came from a Chinese institution.

The new numbers come from Michael Lauer, NIH’s head of extramural research. Lauer had previously provided some information on the scope of NIH’s investigation, which had targeted 189 scientists at 87 institutions. But his presentation today to a senior advisory panel offered by far the most detailed breakout of an effort NIH launched in August 2018 that has roiled the U.S. biomedical community, and resulted in criminal charges against some prominent researchers, including Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard University’s department of chemistry and chemical biology.

“It’s not what we had hoped, and it’s not a fun task,” NIH Director Francis Collins said in characterizing the ongoing investigation. He called the data “sobering.”

Science | AAAS

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[Ravenworks]

They are swimming in the ocean

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Need to fire another 20,000 over global warming hoax.... and how many over Covid fakery?

Just ‘sayin.

Sirhr

 

[clcustom1911]

China recruiting and paying our scientific community to get information? Nooo waaayyy! Who'da thunk it?!?

 

[P-Squared]

AND on the nightly 'news'... chirp, chirp, chirp

 

[BullGear]

This has been going on for decades. Regardless of right or wrong, they will go where they can get money for their research.

 

[Ravenworks]

Need to fire another 20,000 over global warming hoax.... and how many over Covid fakery?

Just ‘sayin.

Sirhr

I'll rephrase my post,They are just starting to get to the top of the iceberg.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I'll rephrase my post,They are just starting to get to the top of the iceberg.

54 isn't even a single crystal of ice in a super-mondo giant-size ultra slurpee...

We're talking about 1 ice cube off the 'berg that sank the Titanic.

But, hey, better than nothing.

Sirhr

 

[Chaotic Good]

The longest journey begins with a single step. Now just need to take a few more steps.

 

[BullGear]

Kinda like the old joke:
What do you have if there are 100 lawyers at the bottom of the river?

Answer: A good start.

 

[Tazman308]

What do you call 25 lawyers jumping out of a plane? Trap