Academic Research Sleuthing with Dr Mu Yang

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast! Today, we are thrilled to have Dr. Mu Yang with us. Dr. Yang is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University and the Director of the Mouse Neurobehavior Core. With over 25 years of experience, she’s made significant contributions to the field of pre-clinical mouse models for human diseases and neurological disorders. In addition to her impressive academic work, Dr. Yang is known for her sharp skills as a research sleuth, uncovering inconsistencies and challenging false research. Dr Yang’s began sleuthing in 2020, and her investigative reports have led to over 100 retractions, including an entire book. Perhaps her most high-profile case was her work involving Eliezer Masliah, Lastly Dr Yang’s has published over 60 papers, which have been cited more than 8,500 times. - Introduction About Dr Yang - What is Research: (3:04) - Integrity in Research (6:30) - What is a Research Sleuth (8:11) - Beginnings of Investigations (13:04) - What Happens to Associated Authors (15:00) - Research Field Set Backs (18:18) - Examples of Research and Trust (20:46) - Most Common Forms of Manipulation (23:18) - Concussion Q-Collar and Sleuthing (25:30) - Push Back to Sleuthing (30:25) - Vison for the Future (35:25) James Smoliga and Q-Collar Episode 40 Dr Mu Yang Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3lctnWAAAAAJ&hl=en Mouse-ology: https://www.mouse-ology.com Twitter/x: @mumumouse2 Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop fortnightly Social media: Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: [email protected]