Storer Lectureship - Misconduct in Neuroscience Research: Problems and Solutions

Poster for Storer Lectureship featuring journalist Charles Piller with UC Davis College of Biological Sciences logo

ARC Ballroom
ARC Ballroom

Charles Piller writes investigative stories for Science.

He previously worked as an investigative journalist for STAT, the Los Angeles Times, and The Sacramento Bee, and has reported on public health, biological warfare, infectious disease outbreaks, and other topics from the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America.

Charles has won numerous journalism honors, including the 2016 AAAS/Kavli Science Journalism Award, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Communications Award, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency PASS Award, the First Amendment Coalition Free Speech & Open Government Award, a 2023 Award for Excellence in Science Communications (from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Schmidt Futures), and the 2023 and 2024 National Institute of Health Care Management Trade Journalism Award.

Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s, Charles’s book for Simon & Schuster/One Signal Publishers, was published in February 2025. He previously authored two investigative books about science and has testified before the U.S. Senate about his investigations of government compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, and workplace electronic surveillance.

Misconduct in neuroscience research: problems and solutions
My recent investigative reporting uncovered hundreds of cases of fraud, misconduct, or gross error in research involving Alzheimer’s and other conditions. I’ll describe the impact of those findings on scientific thinking and patient welfare, possible solutions to the problem, and why forthright exposure and correction of misconduct matters more than ever in today’s political climate of attacks on science.
Location - Hybrid Format:
  • In person: Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) Ballroom
  • Virtual: Zoom information will be provided to registrants
Registration:
  • This event is free to attend. Registration is required for Zoom access.

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Agenda:
  • 4:00pm - doors open
  • 4:10pm - introductory remarks
  • 4:15pm - talk begins
About the Series:

The Tracy and Ruth Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences is the most prestigious of the endowed seminars at UC Davis. Established in 1960, the Storer Endowment makes it is possible to invite distinguished biological scientists to campus to present two lectures and meet with faculty members and graduate students in their field of interest. The series is presented by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences.

Event Category

Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences