Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne will step down from his post next month following a probe of his past research as a neuroscientist.
, Tessier-Lavigne said he was cleared of"any fraud or falsification of scientific data" but"for the good of the University, I have made the decision to step down as President effective August 31."
The board's probe stopped short of accusing Tessier-Lavigne of fraud, saying there's no evidence that he"personally engaged in research misconduct." However, it was concluded that five papers, in which Tessier-Lavigne was a principal author, included work from"some members of labs overseen by Dr. Tessier-Lavigne" that had"either engaged in inappropriate manipulation of research data or engaged in deficient scientific practices, resulting in significant flaws in those papers."
When these issues emerged,"Tessier-Lavigne took insufficient steps to correct mistakes in the scientific record," according to the board's report. will serve as interim president of the prestigious Northern California university starting on Sept. 1, according to a board of trustees statement.
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