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Nat Curtin at left and Temitayo Wolff at right are new staff at Himmelfarb

Have you noticed some new faces at our first floor service desks? Nat Curtin and Temitayo Wolff both joined the Himmelfarb Library team in November. 

Nat Curtin is the Evening and Weekend Library Assistant. She comes to us from Abrakadoodle where she was an art teacher. You’ll find Nat working at the circulation desk assisting our student workers and managing services in the late afternoon and evening hours and on Sundays. She can help you with library facilities issues, locating library materials, loans and renewals, and our 3D printing service. You can reach Nat at natalie.curtin@gwu.edu. Here are some more things to know about Nat.

What are you enjoying most about your experience at Himmelfarb Library so far?

I’ve really enjoyed getting to know all the staff- everyone has been so welcoming! I’ve also enjoyed learning more about Circulation and the different roles at Himmelfarb.

What has surprised you?

Seeing the Cage in the basement (thanks for the tour Lonnie!) 

Tell us a bit about your background.

I graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and criminal justice and moved to the DMV area two years ago. I hope to pursue a degree in library sciences in the future.

What do you like to do in your free time?

If I could, I would spend all my time with my adorable cats: Clementine, Kuzco, and Tiny. I also like to read and listen to music in my free time. 

Temitayo Wolff is the Daytime Reference Specialist. She worked in University art and special collections and for AmeriCorp before coming to Himmelfarb. Temitayo helps staff the first floor information desk and our library chat services during business hours. Temitayo assists with use of our collections and resources, helps users with answers to a variety of questions, and provides referral services to librarians for in-depth research questions and systematic reviews. You can reach Temitayo at temitayo.wolff@gwu.edu. Here are some more things to know about Temitayo.

What are you enjoying most about your experience at Himmelfarb Library so far?

I have been enjoying learning from other members of the Himmelfarb staff and faculty. I appreciate that everyone is so generous with their time and expertise. 

What has surprised you?

I have been pleasantly surprised to find so many fellow cat lovers at Himmelfarb. I am always eager to hear about people’s cat companions and to talk about my own.

Tell us a bit about your background.

I was born and raised in DC. I got my bachelor’s degree in classical languages and literature with a concentration in linguistics from Grinnell College, where I worked in the college’s art collection and the library’s special collections and archives. 

I have spent the last two years in New Orleans, where most recently I worked in the art collection at Xavier University of Louisiana. This past summer I got married and moved with my wife from her hometown back to mine.

What do you like to do in your free time?

I enjoy puzzling—crossword, jigsaw, etc.—trying out new vegan recipes, and of course lounging around with my cats, Kermit Thee Frog (as in the muppet and the rapper) and Mister Butters.

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While we’re currently scrambling to study for finals, wrap up projects, and prepare for celebrations, soon there will be time to relax and kick back with a good book. Most of Himmelfarb’s collections are not your typical leisure reading, but you will find exceptions in a few of our special collections. The Humanities and Health collection, located in the nook on the first floor, has a variety of popular fiction and nonfiction books with a tie in to health topics or health providers. All of these books check out for a three week period with two possible renewals.

Browsing this collection you’ll find some bestselling fiction titles, including Homeland Elegies, Ian McKewan’s Saturday, and The Tiger’s Wife. Familiar nonfiction includes Dopesick, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and Guns, Germs and Steel. You’ll also find many books about the experience of being a healthcare provider. Below are some other recommended selections from the collection.

All Boys Aren’t Blue: a memoir manifesto by George Johnson, 2020: A collection of essays by an LGBTQIA activist, recounting what it was like to grow up as a Black queer young man. It addresses gender identity, bullying, toxic masculinity and consent and has been a frequent target of recent book banning efforts.

Consumptive Chic: a history of beauty, fashion and disease, by Carolyn A. Day, 2017: In the early 19th century it became trendy to have tuberculosis, or at least look like it. An emaciated body and flushed complexion was the height of fashion. The book examines how fashion practices of the time may have made women more susceptible to the disease and recounts the history of the tuberculosis epidemic in Europe which caused 25% of deaths at its peak.

In Shock: my journey from death to recovery and the redemptive power of hope by Rana Awdish, 2017: Awdish is a critical care physician who found the tables turned on her when a severe hemorrhage caused her to lose her baby and put her close to death. After multiple hospitalizations, Awdish recognized how current medical practice puts physicians at an emotional distance from their patients and makes recommendations for taking down the barriers.

The Jump Artist by Austin Ratner, 2009: Philippe Halsman became famous for his photos of celebrities leaping into the air and collaborations with Salvador Dali. This book focuses on his conviction and imprisonment for the murder of his father in 1920’s Austria where anti-Semitism was on the rise. Halsman was pardoned after leading Jewish intellectuals of the time lobbied for his release.  

My Own Country by Abraham Verghese, 1994: Best known for Cutting for Stone, this memoir is about Verghese’s experience as a young infectious disease specialist working in a small Appalachian town in Tennessee at the beginning of the AIDS crisis. Verghese relates the prejudice he encounters, as well as the care and compassion, in meeting the clinical and emotional needs of his patients. 

Patient H.M.: a story of memory, madness and family secrets by Luke Dittrich, 2016: The victim of a botched lobotomy, Patient H.M. lost the ability to form long term memory. He became the most studied neuroscience patient, teaching scientists much of what is known about memory today. The book was written by the grandson of H.M.’s surgeon, who confronts his family history and the ethics of early neurosurgical procedures. Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.

Ship Fever and other stories by Andrea Barret, 1996: Winner of the National Book Award, the volume includes a novella and several short stories involving science and medicine set in past and present. Mendel and Linnaeus are subjects, as well as relationships between scientists in the field. 

The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump by Sandra Hempell, 2007: In 1830’s London a doctor uses unconventional methods to trace the spread of a cholera epidemic and make the connection to drinking water. The book which reads like a mystery includes details of life in Victorian England and the emergence of public health practices.

Is there a title on your leisure reading list that isn’t in our collection? You can check to see if it’s available from another academic library in DC and request a consortium loan. To search consortium library collections, use the Articles + GW & Consortium Catalog scope in Health Information @ Himmelfarb as shown below.

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If another library has it, sign in to use the Consortium Loan Service request form to request borrowing and delivery to Himmelfarb Library. This quick tutorial video shows you how to make a request.

You can also check our Take a Book, Leave a Book Shelf (our free little library) for popular non-health sciences related books.

We wish all of our patrons a safe and relaxing winter break!

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Himmelfarb Library strives to offer study environments that meet the needs of all of our users. Sometimes space is needed to gather a group for study or collaboration. Sometimes a table with space to spread out is best and sometimes a cubicle in deep quiet is necessary for focus and intense study. You can find all these options in Himmelfarb Library.

First Floor = Group Study and Collaboration Zone

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Himmelfarb First Floor study tables

On the first floor you’ll find mostly open tables and some lounge areas. Because our main service desks are on this floor, the accepted noise level is quiet conversation. There are white boards on wheels for group activities and collaborations. There are also some public computer workstations as well as printers and scanners.

Second Floor = Quiet Study Zone

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Himmelfarb Second Floor open cubicles

The second floor is the deep quiet zone. Even whispering is discouraged. There are mostly open cubicles for individual study on this floor and some open tables if you need space to spread out. If you are listening to music with headphones, please be mindful that they are set to a level that only you can hear. The second floor also has a number of study rooms for study groups. These rooms should be booked in advance and activities in the study rooms should not disturb others on the second floor; please be mindful of the noise level in study rooms.

Third Floor = Mixed Use Zone

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Himmelfarb Third Floor open tables and closed cubicles

The third floor has segregated spaces with separate uses. The main zone when you step off the elevator is a quiet study area with a mix of open and closed cubicles and study tables. To the right is the Bloedorn Technology Center and computer classroom space. This area is glassed in and though quiet is encouraged, there are activities occurring there that require conversation including the Body Viz Workstation and anatomical models. You’ll also find the School of Medicine IT help desk in this area. The third floor also has study rooms that can be reserved in advance.

If you find our quiet zones are not being respected and would like our staff to remind users, please reach out to us via IM, email, or phone (202-994-2962) during Monday-Friday business hours, or reach out to the Circulation Desk staff during other hours (in person or phone listed above).

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Himmelfarb Library just launched a Research Guide on the NIH’s Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) requirements that come into effect in the new year. If you are applying for a research grant or renewing an existing grant through NIH on or after January 23, 2023 that will generate scientific data, you will need to comply with the new requirements and include a plan in your grant application.

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Screenshot of Himmelfarb Library's NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) Research Guide

The new research guide will help step you through the process of developing a plan, from general information to get you started, to storing, sharing and budgeting options. If you’re unsure if you need to comply, it defines what scientific data is and what activity codes are subject to the policy. The guide also includes freely available tools and sample DMSPs from a variety of sources.

Understanding and applying FAIR principles are key to a successful DMSP. FAIR stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The Getting Started page breaks down the FAIR principles and how to apply them to your data practices.

The guide includes videos from a variety of sources, including a two webinar series from the NIH that provide an overview and more in depth look at the policy. You’ll find other videos on the Getting Started page on commonly used tools including the DMPTool site, NLM Common Data Elements Repository, and LabArchive.

Storage options available to you at GW are covered as well as options for sharing archived data through general and specialized repositories. Guidance on estimating costs and building them into your grant round out the guide.

Through the fall we’ve published a series of blog posts on data management and sharing, including data management resources, best practices for writing a data management plan and file naming conventions. All of these articles are linked on the guide’s homepage. We are planning additional blog posts in the coming months, so stay tuned to this space and check the Research Guide for updates and new materials.

Questions about DMSPs that you can’t find answers to in our research guide? You can reach out directly to Sara Hoover, Metadata and Scholarly Publishing Librarian, at shoover@gwu.edu for more information and guidance.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when we show support for breast cancer patients and raise awareness of the disease and the importance of early detection. 1 in 8 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis sometime in their lifetime. Though tremendous progress has been made in early detection and treatment since the 1980s, 43,000 women still die annually of breast cancer and there are significant disparities in who is more likely to survive.

“In the United States, age-adjusted breast-cancer mortality is about 40% higher among Black women than among non-Hispanic White women (27.7 vs. 20.0 deaths per 100,000 women from 2014 through 2018), despite a lower incidence among Black women (125.8 vs. 139.2 cases per 100,000 women)” according to a recently published Perspective article in the New England Journal of Medicine.1 The article asserts that Black women have benefited less from mammography than White women and that social determinants of health play a role. The higher incidence of hormone receptor (HR) negative cancer subtypes, including triple-negative, in Black women is another factor in survival disparity. These tumors are harder to detect by mammography, more aggressive, and not responsive to hormone therapy, making for a poorer prognosis than the more common HR positive subtypes. The NEJM article calls for making prevention and treatment of triple-negative breast cancer a national priority.

Recently there has been a campaign for alternate methods of early cancer detection for women with dense breasts. Dense breasts can make a mammogram more difficult to read. 38 states now require notification of women who have had a mammogram that indicated high tissue density. 16 states and the District of Columbia now also have expanded insurance coverage for these women, usually allowing an annual mammogram and 3D mammography, MRI, or ultrasound screening. However, most organizations in the US that author breast cancer screening guidelines do not recommend supplemental imaging for women with dense breasts. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has an FAQ on dense breast tissue, breast cancer risk and screening.

Genetic testing for BRCA gene mutations also has the potential to reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality. 55%–72% of women who inherit a harmful BRCA1 variant and 45%–69% of women who inherit a harmful BRCA2 variant will develop breast cancer by 70–80 years of age.2 Testing is not recommended for the general public. Only those with increased risk for a BRCA mutation should pursue genetic counseling and potential testing. The NCI has a guide on BRCA cancer risk and genetic testing, outlining at-risk populations, benefits and harms of testing, and treatment options for those who have the mutations.

  1. Jatoi I, Sung H, Jemal A. The Emergence of the Racial Disparity in U.S. Breast-Cancer Mortality. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 23;386(25):2349-2352. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2200244. Epub 2022 Jun 18. PMID: 35713541.
  1. Kuchenbaecker KB, Hopper JL, Barnes DR, et al. Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers. JAMA. 2017 Jun 20;317(23):2402-2416. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.7112. PMID: 28632866.

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October is National Medical Librarians Month! This year’s theme is Avoid Misinformation! Take the Right Path: Partner with Your Medical Librarian. The Medical Library Association is raising awareness of the value health sciences librarians bring to clinical information needs. Health sciences librarians can find the best evidence to answer your questions. 

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In 1992, the landmark “Rochester Study”1 demonstrated a relationship between information services provided by health sciences librarians and improved patient outcomes. The study sampled a group of 448 physicians in the Rochester, NY area. 80% of the 208 physicians who returned their questionnaires said that they probably or definitely changed some aspect of patient care based on information received from a hospital librarian. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) sponsored a follow up study whose results were published in 2013.2 Focus groups, surveys, and phone interviews gathered input from physicians, residents and nurses from 118 hospitals about a recent incident in which they had sought information for patient care. The key findings were:

Library and information resources were perceived as valuable, and the information obtained was seen as having an impact on patient care.

Electronic access to information resources from multiple locations has increased the ability of health professionals to use these resources for improved patient care.

The roles of librarians are diversifying to include management of electronic resources, user instruction and support, specialized research and clinical information search services, and involvement in institution-level quality improvement.

Marshall et al. (2013)

A similar 2016 study conducted in the UK measured clinical librarian’s impact on patient outcomes. It found a wide range of positive interventions including “direct contributions to choice of intervention (36%) diagnosis (26%) quality of life (25%), increased patient involvement in decision making (26%) and cost savings and risk management including avoiding tests, referrals, readmissions and reducing length of stay (28%).”3

Librarians at Himmelfarb are all well versed in the principles of evidence-based practice. Many are expert searchers, with advanced training on databases like PubMed and Scopus. Our reference team has years of experience conducting systematic reviews and other in depth searches. When you have an information need, whether it be for research or patient care, turn to our team of professionals at Himmelfarb Library! You can reach us at himmelfarb@gwu.edu or call 4-1850 or chat with us 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.

  1. Marshall JG. The impact of the hospital library on clinical decision making: the Rochester study. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1992 Apr;80(2):169–78. PMID: 1600426
  2. Marshall JG, Sollenberger J, Easterby-Gannett S, Morgan LK, Klem ML, Cavanaugh SK, Oliver KB, Thompson CA, Romanosky N, Hunter S. The value of library and information services in patient care: results of a multisite study. J Med Libr Assoc. 2013 Jan;101(1):38-46. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.1.007. PMID: 23418404
  3. Brettle A, Maden M, Payne C. The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations. Health Info Libr J. 2016 Jun;33(2):100-20. doi: 10.1111/hir.12136. Epub 2016 Feb 17. PMID: 26887653.

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This is the second in a series of articles on the changes to the NIH Data Management and Sharing policies that will come into effect for NIH grant applications starting January 2023. See our first article for a general overview.

If you’re preparing to apply for an NIH grant, having a plan to manage and share your data just turned up on your to-do list. Currently, only grants of $500,000 or more are required to have a data management plan. Effective January 25, 2023, ALL grant applications or renewals that generate scientific data must include a detailed plan related to managing and storing data through the duration of the funded period, including plans for data dissemination. NIH just released a list of activity codes for grants that will be subject to the new policy last week. Where do you start? What should be included in this plan? We’ll provide some answers and resources to guide you here. 

All data management plans should incorporate the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles to ensure optimal research data stewardship. Beyond following FAIR guidelines, what are the specific elements that must be included in a data management plan?  Here’s an outline of things to include and think through:

Who will be responsible for the data?

  • Usually, data is owned by the institution awarded the grant and the principal investigator is responsible for data collection and management.
  • If there are others responsible, this should be documented in the plan.

What types of data will be generated and where will they come from? Create a descriptive list of all the data that will be collected during the research process, as well as an estimate of how much data will be generated. Further things to consider include:

  • Why is it desirable to share this data and how could it be re-used? All data that is required to replicate results should be shared.
  • Are there any risks to disclosing this data? If any data cannot be shared due to legal, ethical, or technical reasons, exceptions for sharing can be written into the plan. However, all data must be managed.
  • At what point in the research process should data be shared? Will it be in a usable format at that time?
  • If you’re using data from other sources, include the source and any conditions for using it, also what relationship it may have to the original data generated during the research.

What formats and standards will be used for your data?

  • Non-proprietary file formats (.csv or .txt or XML or PDF, for example) are preferred. This ensures they will be readable in the future and is important for preservation.
  • Consider using a directory structure with a formalized naming convention and version control to better organize your data. Learn more about file management naming conventions from Cornell.

What formats and standards will be used for your metadata? Metadata describes your data and makes it findable. 

What will be the methods for archiving and sharing the data?

  • Where will the data be stored during the research process and how will it be backed up and secured (is encryption required)? Find tips on our data storage and security page. 
  • How will the data be made accessible after the research is complete? Find some options on our data repositories page. Cornell has considerations for selecting a repository site on their Sharing and archiving data page.
  • Determine the rights for sharing. A CC0 or CC-BY license is recommended when possible, but there may be commercial or intellectual property limitations for your research. Learn more about data licensing and protection in this guide from Cornell and about GW’s policies for sharing data.
  • Will any tools and software be needed to work with the data and metadata? How will those be provided?
  • How long should the data be preserved and made available? It may not be necessary or practical to preserve all the data in perpetuity. Making plans for how long it should be available is important to selecting a repository site.

Additional Resources:

If you have questions about creating data management plans or need further resources or information for guidance, contact Sara Hoover, Metadata and Scholarly Publishing Librarian at shoover@gwu.edu.

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This fall the GW Writing Center won’t have a satellite location in Himmelfarb Library, but you can still access their services at the Writing Center in Gelman Library (Suite 221 in the Learning Commons) or make a virtual appointment. Appointments will be available starting next Monday, September 12th.

The Writing Center can provide assistance with a variety of writing needs including research reports, speeches, group project reports, cover letters and CVs, and even written take-home exams if the professor permits. Services are provided by student consultants. Consultants who specialize in public health and STEM writing, or have expertise in APA citation style, can be found here.

Before you schedule an appointment, you’ll need to create a free account. Some appointment preparation is encouraged to make sure you get the most out of your consulting session. If you have questions you can reach the Writing Center staff at gwriter@gwu.edu or call them at 202-994-3765.

Himmelfarb Library can help you with bibliography formatting and citation style. We have Research Guides on APA and AMA citation style format with all the information you need in one place, including example citations for all material formats. We can also assist you with the use of RefWorks and other citation managers. You can always reach out to our reference librarians via Chat or by emailing himmelfarb@gwu.edu for direct assistance if required.

Find other resources on scientific writing in our collection.

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The volume of new research being released can be overwhelming. You may need to keep up with new findings, developments, or guidelines to deliver quality patient care, pursue research, or teach and you may have multiple, disparate topics to follow. Scanning table of contents from your favorite journals won’t do the job. Twitter, ResearchGate and LinkedIn can help if you’re plugged into the right networks. We have some other tools to recommend to bring the latest relevant research to your attention.

Last spring Himmelfarb became an institutional member of Read by QxMD. Read is a personal awareness service for health sciences professionals. You can choose to follow curated collections or put in keywords to deliver relevant articles to your feed. The more you read, like, and save on Read, the more tailored your feed becomes. Check our article on Read to learn how to set up your free account and link directly to full-text articles. The Read app is available for Apple and Android devices and can be accessed via a web browser.

Browzine is a journal browsing and reading app that allows you to follow publications and receive alerts when new articles are published. You can set up a personal library of titles or search by subject. The Browzine mobile app allows you to download articles and read them offline. Set up a free account by accessing Browzine and selecting My Bookshelf. 

Several of Himmelfarb’s database services allow you to set up automated searches and search alerts. These include PubMed, Scopus and EBSCOhost databases like CINAHL. You can access any of these databases on Himmelfarb’s web page under Popular Resources. 

Additionally, Health Information @ Himmelfarb, the library’s search box, allows users to save searches that can be re-run later. After you’ve run your search, Sign In with your University UserID and password:

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Then use the Save Query button to save your search.

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You can access the saved search later under My Favorites while signed in by clicking your name at upper right.

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Want to know what research has been retracted in your topics of interest? Retraction Watch is now integrated into Health Information @ Himmelfarb and Browzine via LibKey to alert you to retracted content.

For other tips on keeping up with the literature, check our Research Guide on How to Keep Up with Health Sciences Information.

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Last month, Science published a story describing how images used in some highly cited Alzheimer’s research papers were discovered to be manipulated.1 These publications supported the amyloid beta (Aβ) hypothesis of Alzheimers which links the disease to protein deposits forming plaques in brain tissue. The research spurred drug development targeting Aβ oligomers. Many of the manipulated images were the work of a neuroscientist named Sylvain Lesné who discovered the Aβ*56 oligomer and claimed that it caused dementia in transgenic mice in a landmark Nature study published in 2006.2

The Nature paper has been cited in about 2300 scholarly articles—more than all but four other Alzheimer’s basic research reports published since 2006, according to the Web of Science database. Since then, annual NIH support for studies labeled “amyloid, oligomer, and Alzheimer’s” has risen from near zero to $287 million in 2021.

Piller, C. Blots on a field? Science 377:6604, 360 (2022).

The image manipulation was first discovered by a fellow Alzheimer’s researcher named Matthew Schrag who was hired by an attorney investigating possible fraud in the development of Simufilam, an experimental Alzheimer’s therapy. Schrag found altered or duplicated Western blot images in dozens of research articles on the drug and its underlying science, including the Nature study. He stopped short of calling the manipulations deliberate misconduct, saying he would need the original unpublished images to prove that. Shrag reported his findings to the NIH which had funded much of this research, and the journals that published the works. 

Schrag also reached out to Science Magazine, fearing that the NIH and the journals would not conduct their investigations fast enough to prevent more potentially wasted grant funding and research. Science conducted a 6 month investigation led by independent image analysts and several Alzheimer's researchers who concurred with Schrag’s findings. They describe “shockingly blatant” instances of image tampering, including piecing together images from different experiments.

More than 20 suspect Lesné papers have been identified. Lesné submitted corrected images for a few, but even those corrections have shown signs of manipulation. 13 papers including the Nature study are now under investigation by the journals they were published in. Schrag and others have been critical of Karen Ashe, the head researcher where Lesné did his initial work on Aβ*56, saying she did not do enough to ensure the integrity of the research coming out of her lab.

Journal publishers do not typically use sophisticated image analysis to determine if images have been tampered with. The Materials Design Analysis Framework was developed by several publishers in 2021 to improve data transparency and help prevent image manipulation. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) provides standards for publishers to follow on data and reproducibility and how to handle allegations of misconduct, but it does not sanction members who don’t follow guidance, as outlined in this Scholarly Kitchen editorial. The new NIH Data Management and Sharing policy which goes into effect in January 2023 should improve access to data and original images in NIH grant funded research, encouraging further scrutiny and reproducibility.

Retraction Watch can help you identify papers that have been flagged as retracted or under investigation. Our article on Searching for Retractions outlines sources and methods for finding retracted or corrected works so flawed findings are not included in future research or systematic reviews. Schrag used PubPeer in his investigations, a discussion space where researchers can report suspected issues with publications.

You can listen to an interview with Charles Pillar, the author of the Science article, detailing the magazine’s and Schrag’s investigations on the Science Magazine July 21 podcast.

  1. Piller, C. Blots on a field? Science 377:6604, 358-363 (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add9993
  2. Lesné, S., Koh, M., Kotilinek, L. et al. A specific amyloid-β protein assembly in the brain impairs memory. Nature 440, 352–357 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04533
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