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February 02

HiLIFE Webinar: Elisabeth Bik

​​The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research
Elisabeth Bik, PhD is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. Since 2019, she is a science integrity volunteer and occasional consultant who scans the biomedical literature for images or other data of concern and has reported almost 6,000 scientific papers.  For her work on science communication and exposing threats to research integrity she received the Peter Wildy Prize, the John Maddox Prize, and the Ockham Award.

Abstract:
Science builds upon science. Even after peer-review and publication, science papers could still contain images or other data of concern. If not addressed post-publication, papers containing incorrect or even falsified data could lead to wasted time and money spent by other researchers trying to reproduce those results. Several high-profile science misconduct cases have been described, but many more cases remain undetected. Elisabeth Bik is an image forensics detective who left her paid job in industry to search for and report biomedical articles that contain errors or data of concern. She has done a systematic scan of 20,000 papers in 40 journals and found that about 4% of these contained inappropriately duplicated images. In her talk she will present her work and show several types of inappropriately duplicated images and other examples of research misconduct. In addition, she will show how to report scientific papers of concern, and how journals and institutions handle such allegations.
Welcome to this exciting webinar!  


Start time: 02/02/2022 09:00
End time: 02/02/2022 10:00
Duration:
Location: remotely
Type: Dissertation
Organization: Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE
Contact person: hilife-seminars@helsinki.fi
Further information: https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/hilife-life-science-seminars/hilife-webinars
Online meeting link: https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/69292028293
February 04

Dissertation: Veera Pitkänen

​Veera Pitkänen, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research
Surgical treatment of patients with cleft palate : to achieve velopharyngeal competence

Opponent: professor Corstiaan Breugem, Amsterdam University, Netherlands



Start time: 04/02/2022 12:00
End time: 04/02/2022 14:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: HUS Puistosairaala, Niilo Hallman sali, Stenbäckinkatu 11
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: veera.v.pitkanen@hus.fi
Further information: https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/338366
Online meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmE0ZWZmNWYtNzE5NC00MWY4LWE0MzItNDZhYmZhMzM5NTg0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e307563d-5fcd-4e12-a554-9927f388b1cf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2282e60a22-c4a0-4cdb-8551-48b0177940d0%22%7d
February 04

Dissertation: Marja Koski

​Marja Koski, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Clinical Research
A psychiatric investigation of obese retired individuals. A case-control study

Opponent: professor Jyrki Korkeila, University of Turku



Start time: 04/02/2022 13:00
End time: 04/02/2022 15:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Christian Sibelius - auditorium, Välskärinkatu 12
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: marja.koski@pp.fimnet.fi
Further information: https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/338491
Online meeting link:
February 04

Dissertation: Kajsa Björkman

Kajsa Björkman, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Clinical Research
Serum biomarkers in colorectal cancer - A study of a large number of serum markers leading up to prognostic modelling

Opponent: professor Eva Angenete, University of Gothenburg



Start time: 04/02/2022 13:00
End time: 04/02/2022 15:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Haartman Institute, lecture hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 3, 00290 Helsinki
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: kajsa.bjorkman@helsinki.fi
Further information: https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/338993
Online meeting link: https://video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live-stream.html?room=l11
February 07

Dissertation: Jie Bao

​Jie Bao, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
Histopathology-selective spatial oncogenic phenotypes in non-small cell lung cancer

Opponent: Professor Carla Kim, Harvard University



Start time: 07/02/2022 15:00
End time: 07/02/2022 17:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Biomedicum1, lecture hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Bioogical and Environmental Sciences
Contact person: jie.bao@helsinki.fi
Further information: https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/338601
Online meeting link: https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/64510537233