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Olivier Voinnet (born 1973) is a French biologist and professor of RNA biology at the ETH Zurich. 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.

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Manipulation investigated

At 2015, his work was investigated for manipulation. 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". 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.” Eight of Voinnet's scientific articles have been retracted and 12 publications have published corrections

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. In January 2016 the SNSF (the Swiss National Science Foundation) stopped funding Voinnet and banned him for 3 years.

Awards

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

In 2013 he was awarded the Rössler Prize at the ETH Zurich, sponsored by Max Rössler (de)>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″.

Taken back

In 2016 the EMBO took back the Gold Medal awarded to Voinnet in 2009.

  • Voinnet, Olivier – Voinnet's page at the ETH Group of RNA Biology website
  • The case Oliver Voinnet, seven slides (slide 24 to 30) in: How anonymous post-publication peer review uncovers bad science, by Leonid Schneider, slideshare.net

    • Peer reviews retractions

  • PubPeer – Results for Olivier Voinnet on PubPeer
  • Archive for the ‘olivier voinnet’ Category on Retraction Watch

    • Articles, discussions

  • Troubled plant-biology group faces new inquiry – Team of leading biologist Olivier Voinnet chalks up eighth retraction, by Declan Butler, Nature, 14 October 2016
  • French, Swiss bodies to probe possible research fraud, Phys.org, September 8, 2016
  • Funding Ban for Plant Biologist – Olivier Voinnet, who has corrected and retracted several papers, cannot receive Swiss government grants for three years, by Kerry Grens, The Scientist, January 26, 2016
  • Olivier Voinnet case: correcting the uncorrectable, by Leonid Schneider, in Research integrity, For Better Science, January 21, 2016
  • The “Voinnet Case”: Incorrect Measures for Incorrect Figures? – Formal investigations by the ETH Zürich and the French CNRS identified numerous incorrect figures in about twenty publications by plant biologist Olivier Voinnet. Nevertheless, he is to keep his laboratory and professorship at the ETH. Hard to understand, as many colleagues express their astonishment, Lab Times, July 12, 2015
  • The Voinnet case – Suspension for two years at the CNSR and an “admonition” at ETH Zürich!, by Seraya Maouche, Ethics and Integrity, July 10, 2015 (updated: August 1, 2015)
  • Leading plant biologist found to have committed misconduct – CNRS researcher Olivier Voinnet suspended for two years after manipulated images discovered in his work, by Declan Butler, Nature, 10 July 2015

    • Press releases ETH, CHRS

  • Conducted properly – published incorrectly, Press release, ETH News, 10 July 2015
  • Completion of the procedure against Olivier Voinnet, Press release, CNRS, 10 July 2015

    • Early years (CV early years)

  • Finding His Voice in Gene Silencing, by Elisabeth Pain, in Career Profiles, Science, May. 29, 2009

    • References

    Olivier Voinnet Wikipedia
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