Although Jonathan Pruitt, the researcher at the centre of a retractions scandal, has resigned, former lab members and collaborators continue dealing with the fallout.
Credit: Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Frontover data irregularities in his publications, Jonathan Pruitt, a behavioural ecologist and rising star in the field of spider behaviour, resigned from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, in July. The resignation marks a turning point in a painful saga — but Pruitt’s former lab members and collaborators toldthat they want more closure, as they continue to deal with the fallout.
Pruitt’s explanation for the data irregularities did not satisfy Laskowski, so she contacted the journal. Two of Laskowski’s papers were retracted within months. Eventually, 55 researchers would end up listed as a co-author alongside Pruitt on studies with a retraction or expression of concern.
Grinsted worries that the retractions might have affected her ability to attract funding, given that grant panels consider previous publications: she estimates that the retracted studies she co-authored with Pruitt represent about one-tenth of all her publications.
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