STAT+: Former Stanford president releases emails to rebut fraud and cover-up allegations in new book
Marc Tessier-Lavigne released new details from his research and travel in an attempt to refute allegations in a new book that he published fraudulent results.
Former Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne has released a 3,000-word response to a book by former Stanford Daily reporter Theo Baker, which alleges that he published fraudulent research results and orchestrated a cover-up. The allegations gained renewed attention in 2023 with the publication of Baker's book, "How to Rule the World," in which Tessier-Lavigne is portrayed as a case study in Silicon Valley's culture of shortcuts.
The controversy centers on a 2009 Nature paper on neurodegeneration that Tessier-Lavigne co-authored while at biotech firm Genentech. In his response, which he posted alongside emails from former colleagues, Tessier-Lavigne aims to defend the study published in Nature.
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