=='''[[user:mmalefyt|Miles Malefyt]]'''==

Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?

I was not aware that this level of medical fraud had occurred so recently.

What are your initial reactions to hearing about this case?

My initial reaction when I watched this video was anger. The fact that he lead on people who were vulnerable and in need of hope just to make a ton of fame and money seems to be almost inhuman

What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?

The role of data sharing really helped to solve this case because it wouldnt be a true scientific experiment if the data could not be replecated. When two other researchers found out there there were a number of discrepensies in the data the question was raised and people began to do research of their own.

What additional information would you like to know about this case? (We will be visiting it again in subsequent weeks in the course.)

I would be interested in finding out how the same doctor who was committing this fraud was still so involved in the external review committee and why the review board who suspended his trials in the first place got green lighted after the data he had been publishing had changed

=='''[[user:Ajvree|Alina Vreeland]]'''==

'''Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?'''

I was not aware of this case before watching the video, surprisingly enough.

'''What are your initial reactions to hearing about this case?'''

It doesn't really surprise me that something like that would happen, but it's still rotten that people would lie and be involved with fraud. I really don't understand how people can think they can get away with something like that and not get caught. I'm really glad they got caught, and that the data was available to be checked out and analyzed.

'''What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?'''

By allowing the data to be publicly viewed, it allowed peers to question and analyze it on their own. If the data had not been available for all to view, peer revision would not have been possible to find the errors, and Dr. Potti would not have been further investigated and would have probably deceived many more people.

'''What additional information would you like to know about this case? (We will be visiting it again in subsequent weeks in the course.)'''

It would be interesting to know how the doctor altered the information so that the results would be in his favor. I would also like to learn more about how the programmers/data analyzers specifically went about finding errors in the data.

[[User:Ajvree|Ajvree]] ([[User talk:Ajvree|talk]]) 21:51, 9 October 2013 (PDT)

=='''[[user:laurmagee|Lauren Magee]]'''==

#Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?

#*I want to believe that there is a possibility that Potti didn't know his methods were inaccurate. Potti could have believed in his research so much that he felt he needed to modify it, so it had the chance to prove itself in the patients. If his methods did work, he would be saving millions of lives, so maybe he felt using 112 patients to prove it works, was working for the greater good. Of course, this doesn't justify his desicion by any means, because he was putting 112 lives at risk, even if the treatment was successful. If Potti was purely motivated by money, then I think he is a disgusting and desipicable human being, but personally I think he purer reasoning for continuing his research.

#What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?

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