According to Retraction Watch, McCorvie noted that Kelly's papers reused figures and images for different conditions and samples, included electron microscopy maps that did not have the expected pixel sizes, failed to correlate atomic models with electron microscopy maps, and did not incorporate the expected features at their stated resolutions on those maps.
Deborah Kelly, who specializes in cancer research, is still listed online as the director of PSU's Center for Structural Oncology and remains employed by Penn State. But "as of May 2024, she is indefinitely prohibited from conducting research, pursuing grants or contracts, submitting publications, or making presentations on behalf of the Pennsylvania State University."
There are many problems, and I believe it to be a deep-rooted issue," McCorvie said, noting that while students and early-career researchers may have had a part in producing the papers, he believes the responsibility "lies solely" with Kelly as the principal investigator and head of the lab.
The university's investigation into Kelly's work was prompted by U.K.-based academic Thomas McCorvie, who told Retraction Watch in September that he first noticed suspicious aspects of Kelly's research in a now-retracted paper published in Science Advances back in 2017.
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