MD Anderson Cancer Center faced a dispute between a senior researcher and a junior scientist over authorship and credit. The center outsourced the conflict assessment to a law firm, which recommended naming the senior researcher as a co-senior author on a manuscript. However, a separate investigation found no evidence of plagiarism between the parties’ manuscripts. The junior scientist filed a lawsuit against the senior researcher, alleging retaliation, harassment, and intellectual theft. Documents obtained shed light on the deep divisions within the center. Despite efforts to resolve the feud, tensions remain high between the two parties, highlighting the challenges of managing disputes in research environments.
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New documents shed light on MD Anderson Cancer Institute feud
