Sacked Japanese biologist gets chance to retrain at Crick institute

Author Accountability in Biomedical Research

“…Although the Macchiarini case has had high media visibility, this is not the only case of improper conduct that warrants a re-evaluation of the policies guiding acceptable conduct and publication. Other investigations, including the ongoing inquiry into the Anversa group [3], and the more recent dismissal of Japanese scientist, Yoshinori Watanabe from the University of Tokyo for research misconduct, raise serious ethical concerns about integrity in biomedical research [4,5].…”