Naoki Mori (森 直樹, Mori Naoki) 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
editIn 2010, Retraction Watch reported that five of Mori's papers had been retracted by the journal Infection and Immunity.[4] (The New York Times later put that figure at six.)[5] The papers, which were published between 2000 and 2009,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that he had manipulated data and images in a number of articles.[3] By October 2011, 30 papers coauthored by Mori had been retracted, including five from Infection and Immunity, seven from the International Journal of Cancer,[7] two from Blood, and one from Biochemical and Biophysical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]
References
edit- ^ "琉球大学研究者データベース - 琉球大学". kenkyushadb.lab.u-ryukyu.ac.jp. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Profile: Professor Naoki Mori, Austral-Asian Journal of Cancer, January 2008
- ^ a b c d Normile, Dennis (19 January 2011). "Japanese Virologist Loses Job, Gets Publishing Ban for Image Manipulation". Science. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Marcus, Adam (25 December 2010). "Japanese virologist hit with publishing ban after widespread data manipulation". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (16 April 2012). "Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Marcus, Adam (24 December 2010). "Japanese virologist hit with publishing ban after widespread data manipulation". Retraction Watch. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Marcus, Adam (12 October 2011). "That's a Mori! Seven more retractions brings latest count to 30". Retraction Watch.
- ^ Marcus, Adam (10 October 2011). "Another retraction for Naoki Mori (make that 23?)". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Sawada, S; Kinjo, T; Makishi, S; Tomita, M; Arasaki, A; Iseki, K; Watanabe, H; Kobayashi, K; Sunakawa, H; Iwamasa, T; Mori, N (2007). "RETRACTED: Downregulation of citrin, a mitochondrial AGC, is associated with apoptosis of hepatocytes". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 364 (4): 937–944. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.105. PMID 18273444. (Retracted, see doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.08.005, PMID 21843506, Retraction Watch)
- ^ Jump, Paul (13 January 2011). "'Manipulation' nets virologist a 10-year journal ban". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Normile, Dennis (7 March 2011). "Dismissed Virologist Gets Job Back". Science. AAAS. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Marcus, Adam (6 April 2012). "Back in the saddle: After more than 30 retractions, Naoki Mori publishing again". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Ishikawa, Chie; Arbiser, Jack L.; Mori, Naoki (2012). "Honokiol induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibition of survival signals in adult T-cell leukemia". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1820 (7): 879–887. doi:10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.03.009. PMID 22465179.