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Administrators and researchers at a local cancer research hospital were fired for this, too. Could someone explain what the perceived harm is? I really don't un
by roflc0ptic 5y ago
Administrators and researchers at a local cancer research hospital were fired for this, too. Could someone explain what the perceived harm is? I really don't understand - isn't cancer research published in accessible journals? Isn't disseminating this knowledge something we want both institutionally and personally for the researchers?
- Retric 5y agoLike lying during an FBI investigation, even a non issue becomes an issue. Lying on a grant application can get you into serious issues. You can always be upfront and say your not going to answer a question, or you can disclose connection which is normally fine for most kinds of research. Should these questions be asked is a bigger issue than just what to do when people lie.
- thawaya3113 5y agoIn this case Hu was specifically told by UT Knoxville to not include affiliations that he had disclosed to the university. From the article at least it looks like the University was most responsible, yet they did not support him nor apologize to him.
- Retric 5y agoYea, Hu was put in a very poor situation by disclosing a connection and then being told to hide it. He probably should have disclosed it anyway on the application, but I am glad he got free.
- PuppyTailWags 5y agoHu was acquitted and cleared of all charges.
- Retric 5y agoYes. Having said that he was on the knife edge with the first trial resulting in a hung jury and he suffered greatly before and during the trial. It’s very much a situation you don’t want to be in.