Class Journal Week 6
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Contents
- 1 John Nimmers-Minor's Responses
- 2 Ivy Macaraeg's Response
- 3 Aby Mesfin's Response
- 4 Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?
- 5 What are your initial reactions to hearing about this case?
- 6 What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?
- 7 What additional information would you like to know about this case?
John Nimmers-Minor's Responses
Biological Databases
Jnimmers
Assignment Table
- Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?
- A. Before watching this video, I had never heard of this case of research fraud.
- What are your initial reactions to hearing about this case?
- A. I was honestly disgusted to hear about this case. Knowing that multiple people unnecessarily lost their lives while trusting in a fraudulent promise was heartbreaking and upsetting to hear about, especially since the doctor who created this research scandal went relatively unscathed in terms of punishment (legally). On top of that, he is still able to work as a doctor is some fashion, which is pretty disgusting to think about.
- What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?
- A. The sharing of the data on the research experiment allowed for Paul Goldberg and his anonymous tip to uncover the lies that Dr. Potti created pertaining to his Rhodes scholarship. This lie caused for a deeper re-investigation into Potti's research by the labs of Duke University, thus allowing them to find the glaring mistakes/inconsistencies in Potti's research and results.
- What additional information would you like to know about this case? (We will be visiting it again in subsequent weeks in the course.)
- A. What was Potti's methodology when it came to this experiment and why was no one working alongside him throughout the course of this experiment in order to verify/disprove this as it happened? Alternatively, if he was working with others in others in this experiment, did they know about his fraud and assist him in covering it up?
- Please feel free to respond or comment on your classmates' reflections.
Jnimmers (talk) 16:36, 6 October 2019 (PDT)
Ivy Macaraeg's Response
- Were you aware of this case of research fraud before viewing this video?
- I was not aware of this case before viewing the video.
- What are your initial reactions to hearing about this case?
- My initial reaction to hearing about this case was that I was appalled. As a scientist, especially as a medical doctor, I think that it is shameful and wrong to want to use people's illness or disability for personal gain. A doctor is supposed to help others, but Dr. Potti and whoever was involved did the opposite.
- What role did data sharing play in uncovering this fraud?
- Data sharing played a crucial role in uncovering this fraud. Without the technology and those who took the time to go through it, this may have never been uncovered.
- What additional information would you like to know about this case?
- I would like to know if anyone else was collaborating with Potti, knowing that it was as fraud. Even if he was smart enough to do it on his own, I would like to know how else someone may have helped him.
Imacarae (talk) 18:01, 6 October 2019 (PDT) Imacarae's User Page
