Naoki Mori (virologist) explained

is a Japanese virologist who is a professor at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] He has received numerous awards for his research on human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus which causes adult T-cell leukemia.[2] [3]

Research fraud

In 2010, Retraction Watch reported that five of Mori's papers had been retracted by the journal Infection and Immunity.[4] (The New York Times later put that figure at six.)[5] The papers, which were published between 2000 and 2009, described studies on H. pylori.[3] [6] Mori was banned for ten years from publishing articles in journals operated by the American Society for Microbiology after it was determined that he had manipulated data and images in a number of articles.[3] By October 2011, 30 papers coauthored by Mori had been retracted, including five from Infection and Immunity, seven from the International Journal of Cancer,[7] two from Blood, and one from Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications titled "Downregulation of citrin, a mitochondrial AGC, is associated with apoptosis of hepatocytes".[8] [9] Mori took "full responsibility" for "multiple inaccurate and inappropriately duplicated" images,[10] and was dismissed from his university post in August 2010.[3]

Mori contested his dismissal in court, and the University of the Ryukyus instead imposed a 10-month suspension.[11] Mori was rehired in March 2011 and had resumed publishing by April 2012[12] with a research paper titled "Honokiol induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibition of survival signals in adult T-cell leukemia".[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 琉球大学研究者データベース - 琉球大学 . 2022-09-05 . kenkyushadb.lab.u-ryukyu.ac.jp.
  2. http://www.ajcancer.ipp-shr.cqu.edu.au/issues/profile.php?issueid=34 Profile: Professor Naoki Mori
  3. Web site: Dennis . Normile . . Japanese Virologist Loses Job, Gets Publishing Ban for Image Manipulation . 19 January 2011 . October 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130043645/http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/01/japanese-virologist-loses-job.html . 30 January 2012 .
  4. Web site: Marcus . Adam . 25 December 2010 . Japanese virologist hit with publishing ban after widespread data manipulation . 5 September 2022 . Retraction Watch.
  5. Web site: Zimmer . Carl . 16 April 2012 . Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120417232759/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/science/rise-in-scientific-journal-retractions-prompts-calls-for-reform.html?_r=1 . 17 April 2012 . 5 September 2022 . The New York Times.
  6. Web site: Marcus . Adam . 24 December 2010 . Japanese virologist hit with publishing ban after widespread data manipulation . October 27, 2011 . Retraction Watch .
  7. Web site: Marcus . Adam . 12 October 2011 . That's a Mori! Seven more retractions brings latest count to 30 . Retraction Watch .
  8. Web site: Marcus . Adam . 10 October 2011 . Another retraction for Naoki Mori (make that 23?) . 5 September 2022 . Retraction Watch.
  9. 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.105 . 364 . 4 . RETRACTED: Downregulation of citrin, a mitochondrial AGC, is associated with apoptosis of hepatocytes . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications . 937–944 . 18273444 . Sawada . S . Kinjo . T . Makishi . S . Tomita . M . Arasaki . A . Iseki . K . Watanabe . H . Kobayashi . K . Sunakawa . H . Iwamasa . T . Mori . N. 2007 . free .
  10. Web site: Paul . Jump . 'Manipulation' nets virologist a 10-year journal ban . . 13 January 2011 . 27 October 2011.
  11. Web site: Normile . Dennis . 7 March 2011 . Dismissed Virologist Gets Job Back . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105221652/https://www.science.org/content/article/dismissed-virologist-gets-job-back . 5 November 2021 . 5 September 2022 . . AAAS.
  12. Web site: Marcus . Adam . 6 April 2012 . Back in the saddle: After more than 30 retractions, Naoki Mori publishing again . 5 September 2022 . Retraction Watch.
  13. 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.03.009 . 22465179 . 1820 . 7 . Honokiol induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibition of survival signals in adult T-cell leukemia . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects . 879–887. 2012 . Ishikawa . Chie . Arbiser . Jack L. . Mori . Naoki .

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