Suman Sahai: Difference between revisions

In April 2013 it was shown that Sahai committed [[plagiarism]] in her habilitation thesis.<ref name=LJ>{{cite journal |last=Köppelle |first=Winfried |title=Heidelberger Habilitations-Humbug |journal=Laborjournal |date=2013-04-09 |issue=4 |pages=14–17 |language=German |issn=1612-8354 |oclc=85726582 |url=http://www.biotech-europe.de/editorials/726.lasso |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FyZ4VTKp?url=http://www.biotech-europe.de/editorials/726.lasso |archivedate=2013-04-18 |access-date=2013-07-07 |url-status=dead }} [http://www.ask-force.org/web/India/Koeppelle-Heidelberg-Habilitation-Humbug-english-20130418.pdf English translation]</ref> She had submitted this thesis to the University of Heidelberg in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://katalog.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/titel/2547898 |title=Sahai, Suman: Elucidation of the role of neurotransmitter glutamate in normal and abnormal mental function |publisher=University Library Heidelberg |work=HEIDI |accessdate=2013-04-12}}</ref> She was also accused of presenting herself as being or having been a [[professor]] at that University. She never actually had such a position.<ref name=LJ /> The University of Heidelberg confirmed on 14 April 2013, that plagiarism had taken place. The university also said that Sahai has no right to call herself a professor of the University of Heidelberg. Her habilitation has been revoked.<ref name=LJ /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/ShowSingleNews.176.0.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6772&cHash=493fc2a4bdbf14a5532b76df14417abd |title=Stellungnahme der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg |archivedate=2013-04-29 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GF0gCou9 |publisher=UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg |accessdate=2013-04-29}}</ref>