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<font size=5><b>MIT professor is fired over fabricated data<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>By Gareth Cook and Marcella Bombardieri, <br>
Boston Globe Staff | <br>
October 28, 2005<br><br>
MIT has fired an associate professor of biology for
fabricating data in a published scientific paper, in unpublished
manuscripts, and in grant applications, the university announced
yesterday.<br><br>
Luk Van Parijs, 35, who was considered a rising star in the
field of immunology research, admitted to the wrongdoing, said Alice
Gast, associate provost and vice president for research at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His employment was terminated on
Wednesday, she said in an interview.<br><br>
Full details are published at
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/10/28/mit_professor_is_fired_over_fabricated_data/<br>
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</a></font><font size=2>Dion Giles<br>
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