Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced Wednesday morning that he will step down as leader of the university, following a review of allegations of misconduct related to the authenticity of images published in scientific papers he co-authored.
While a months-long investigation by a committee of the University’s Board of Trustees concluded that he did not engage in any fraud or falsification of scientific data, it found that Tessier-Lavigne should have been more diligent when seeking corrections and identified instances of manipulation of research data by
“For the good of the University, I have made the decision to step down as President,” he said in a statement. He will resign on Aug. 31.
