康涅狄格大学健康中心致丘小庆论文的通讯作者George Wu的处分信
吴博士：
我们已经审阅了康大健康中心(UCHC)涉嫌科研不端行为常务委员会关于你参
与发表论文"An Engineered Multidomain Bactericidal Peptide as a Model
for Targeted Antibiotics Against Specific Bacteria"（发表于《自然－生
物技术》21:12, 1480）的报告。我们接受该委员会的决定，即：关于你对据称
的伪造论文数据负有责任的指控看起来没有可靠证据支持。尽管如此，我们对于
你接受这项研究的高级作者身份的行为仍然感到忧心。
我们坚信，作者身份应当限于那些对论文中报告的研究的一部分或全部作出
有意义的贡献的个人。另外，论文的作者应当深知所用的技术和所获数据的特性。
你的参与，很明显只限于帮助准备英文翻译和相关的编辑辅助工作，在我们看来，
这并不符合上述作者身份的标准。因此，我们相信，在同意作为论文通讯作者一
事上，你作出了一项拙劣的决定；而且，在我们看来，你把你的声誉以及本院的
声誉置于相当危险的地步。
我们要求，对于将来的任何论文发表，你只有在对其研究作出了有意义的贡
献、并且能够证实其数据的准确性和本质特性时，才会作为一名作者。
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koeppen@nso.ucbc.eduApril 17, 2006
George Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology
Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT 06030
Dear Dr. Wu,
We have reviewed the report of the UCHC Standing Committee on Alleged
Misconduct of Research regarding your involvement in the publication
of the article, "An Engineered Multidomain Bactericidal Peptide as a
Model for Targeted Antibiotics Against Specific Bacteria" published in
Nature Biotechnology 21:12, 1480. While we accept with the committee's
finding that there appears to be no credible evidence to support the
allegation that you were responsible for the alleged fabrication of
data in the article, we are nevertheless concerned by your behavior in
accepting a senior authorship role in this work.
We believe strongly that authorship should be limited to individuals
who have made a meaningful contribution to part, or all, of the
studies reported in a paper. Moreover, authors of a paper should be
knowledgeable of the techniques used, and the quality of the data
obtained. Your involvement, which was apparently limited to assisting
in preparing the English translation and related editorial assistance,
does not, in our opinion, meet the above criteria for authorship. As a
result, we believe that you exercised poor judgment by agreeing to
serve as a corresponding author on the paper and, in our opinion,
placed your reputation and that of this institution at considerable
risk.
It is our expectation that for all future publications you will only
serve as an author when you have made a meaningful contribution to the
study, and can attest to the accuracy and quality of the data included.
Peter J. Deckers, M.D.
Executive Vice President
for Health Affairs and
Dean
Bruce M. Koeppen, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean, Academic Affairs
Marc E. Lalande, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Basic
Research Planning and
Coordination
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