has revealed that formal investigations conducted by OSU found multiple instances of research misconduct in articles authored by two researchers, Michela Garofalo and Flavia Pichiorri, while they were affiliated with Croce's laboratory.
The investigation found that Pichiorri was responsible for nine cases of research misconduct in three articles that involved falsifying research data when generating figures. Pichiorri was conducting postdoctoral work in Croce's lab when one of the articles was published. During the initial OSU inquiry, she said that she had made mistakes when reusing some of the images, having been overwhelmed with work and pressured by Croce to complete the research.
Croce informed the committee that his team was given adequate training concerning plagiarism and research ethics, but many members of his lab disagreed with that. He also said that he reviewed the raw data generated from his team, but the OSU investigators countered that if he had done so, he would have identified problems with the data.
Garofalo called the findings that related to her"false and discriminatory," while Pichiorri said the findings related to her were"biased and discriminatory." They both also commented that"legal action will be taken."Allegations of research misconduct at Croce's laboratory have been circulating for more than a decade.
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