Olivier Voinnet

Olivier Voinnet (born 1973)[1] is a French biologist and professor of RNA biology at the ETH Zurich.[2][3] Voinnet obtained his PhD in 2001 in England in the group of David Baulcombe and later obtained a position as independent group leader at the CNRS in Strasbourg where he was promoted to Directeur de Recherche in 2005. In 2010, he moved to ETH Zurich where he was appointed full professor of RNA Biology.[1][2] His work has caused controversy due to allegations of image manipulation leading to multiple corrections and retractions of published articles.

Manipulation investigated

In 2015, his work was investigated for manipulation.[4] The investigation at ETH Zurich found that the scientist "breached his duty of care in the handling of figures as well as in his supervisory duties as a research director... and will receive an admonition in relation to his conduct" but also concluded that "this is not a case of scientific misconduct as defined in ETH Zurich's Rules of Procedure".[5] Another, independent, investigation by CNRS established "the existence of deliberate chart/diagram manipulations, in breach of the ethical standards applicable to the presentation of scientific results" and went on to say that such "inappropriate presentation of experimental data, however, does not amount to fabrication."[6] Eight of Voinnet's scientific articles have been retracted [7] and 13 publications have published corrections [8]

Bans, suspensions

As of July 2015, Voinnet has been suspended from the CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research) for 2 years. That suspension will start once/if he asks to return from his leave of absence.[9][10] In January 2016 the SNSF (the Swiss National Science Foundation) stopped funding Voinnet and banned him for 3 years.[11]

Awards

In 2009 Voinnet was awarded the EMBO Gold Medal of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).[12]

In 2013 he was awarded the Rössler Prize at the ETH Zurich, sponsored by Max Rössler and awarded each year to a young male or female professor from ETH Zurich, considered to be of the ″most promising young scientists in the further development of their career″.[13]

Taken back

In 2016 the EMBO took back the Gold Medal awarded to Voinnet in 2009.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sechs neue ETH-Professoren". nzz.ch.
  2. 1 2 "Extraordinary researcher honoured". ethlife.ethz.ch.
  3. ↑ "Voinnet Lab". google.com.
  4. ↑ "Allegations under investigation". ethz.ch.
  5. ↑ Press release. "Conducted properly – published incorrectly". ethz.ch.
  6. ↑ Press release. "Completion of the procedure against Olivier Voinnet". cnrs.fr.
  7. ↑ "PubMed search; Voinnet and retractions". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "PubMed search; Voinnet and erratum". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Le CNRS exclut Olivier Voinnet". liberation.fr.
  10. ↑ "High-profile biologist is suspended after two investigations found he "breached his duty of care", committed "misconduct"". retractionwatch.com.
  11. ↑ "Swiss funding agency cuts off Voinnet, bans him for 3 years". retractionwatch.com.
  12. ↑ "Olivier Voinnet awarded 2009 EMBO Gold Medal". embo.org.
  13. ↑ "Rössler Prize". eth.ch.
  14. ↑ "EMBO takes back Voinnet's award, investigates other awardee who just lost a Nature Genetics paper". retractionwatch.com.
  15. ↑ "Funding Ban for Plant Biologist". the-scientist.com.

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Inquiries

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Early years (CV early years)

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