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Marc Tessier-Lavigne
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 Marc Tessier-Lavigne    ( neuroscientist, academic manager, businessman) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 December 1959 | |||||||||||
| Nationality | • Canada • United States | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | • McGill University • New College (Oxford) • University College London | |||||||||||
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members 3, Rhodes Scholar/1980, Xaira | |||||||||||
Announced in July 2023 that he would resign as Stanford University President
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Marc Tessier-Lavigne is an Canadian-American neuroscientist who was President of Stanford University, before he resigned as due to the discovery of "manipulation of research data". He came to Stanford from Rockefeller University.
In an "unexpected move", Tessier-Lavigne was appointed CEO of AI biotech company Xaira, just seven months after resigning from Stanford.[1]
History
Tessier-Lavigne announced on July 19, 2023 that he would resign as President of Stanford University effective August 31st due to "manipulation of research data" found by a Stanford-sponsored investigation into his scientific publications.[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | Switzerland WEF | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
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References
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/xaira-an-ai-drug-discovery-startup-launches-with-a-massive-1b-says-its-ready-to-start-developing-drugs/
- ↑ Baker, T. (2023, July 19). Stanford president resigns over manipulated research. The Stanford Daily. http://archive.today/2023.07.20-230742/https://stanforddaily.com/2023/07/19/stanford-president-resigns-over-manipulated-research-will-retract-at-least-3-papers/
