Paolo Macchiarini’s academic afterlife in Russia ends

Disgraced surgeon loses funding and job but won't face misconduct investigation. Paolo Macchiarini, the controversial surgeon who was fired by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in March 2016 for multiple ethical violations, has now lost his position in Russia as well. The Russian government...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2017-05, Vol.356 (6339), p.672-673
Main Author: Astakhova, Alla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Artificial Organs
Biomedical Research - ethics
Biomedical Research - legislation & jurisprudence
Esophagus - surgery
Esophagus - transplantation
Female
Humans
IN DEPTH
Italy
Rats
Regenerative Medicine
Research Personnel - ethics
Research Personnel - legislation & jurisprudence
Retraction of Publication as Topic
Russia
Scientific Misconduct - ethics
Scientific Misconduct - legislation & jurisprudence
Sweden
Trachea - surgery
Trachea - transplantation
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Summary:Disgraced surgeon loses funding and job but won't face misconduct investigation. Paolo Macchiarini, the controversial surgeon who was fired by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in March 2016 for multiple ethical violations, has now lost his position in Russia as well. The Russian government had showered Macchiarini with grant money to work on artificial tracheas and esophagi; he performed operations on five patients in Russia, and was hailed as a scientific start in the Russian media. But the Russian Science Foundation will not renew its funding for Macchiarini's work, and Kazan Federal University, Macchiarini's current employer, has effectively fired him. Yet Macchiarini will apparently not face misconduct investigations in Russia.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.356.6339.672