Karolinska Institutet Harriet Wallberg former principals and Anders Hamsten poked from the Nobel Assembly because of his involvement in the so-called Macchiarini affair. – Confidence is exhausted, said the Nobel Assembly Secretary Thomas Perlmann.
Harriet Wallberg poked from the Nobel Assembly, which appoints the laureates for the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Stock Photography.
the announcement comes days after the government announced that Wallberg lose their jobs as university chancellor.
– Trust the damage is so great and of such a nature that we will invite them to resign from the Nobel Assembly, said Thomas Perlmann TT .
Harriet Wallberg has been a member of the Nobel Assembly, which decides about the winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, since 2002. the decision that she and Anders Hamsten get go was made after talks between key people of the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee.
– I have not got them. But we will as soon as possible to urge them to step down, said Thomas Perlmann.
It was known that Anders Hamsten not participated in the Nobel Assembly’s work this year. Now it turns out that neither Harriet Wallberg been.
– It has not been made public, but she has not participated in this year’s work.
Formally, there is no possibility of the Nobel Assembly to set aside the two members, but a call to resign in practice has the same effect, says Thomas Perlmann.
– We expect, of course, that they will want to resign. They have no opportunity to work within Nobel work whether they would resign or not, he says.
Wallberg was president of Karolinska Institutet (KI) when the scandal surgeon Paolo Macchiarini hired. His business – which was that he was allowed to experiment with synthetic trachea in critically ill patients – has been investigated several times.
Yesterday presented a report in which the employment and management of business Macchiarinis received scathing criticism. “The Vice-Chancellor had then an active role and own contacts with Macchiarini during the recruitment process,” it was noted.
The same day, announced Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S) to Wallberg must stop as Chancellor.
the Nobel Assembly are more members who are involved in the appointment. Urban Lendahl, who took a break in the work of the Assembly while the case is investigated, as well as Ernest Arenas and Edward Smith signed despite all the warning signs a letter KI strong recommended hiring Paolo Macchiarini.
– These people have completely different roles . Urban Lendahl has himself taken the consequences and do not participate in this year’s work. As for Edward Smith and Ernest Arenas, they are two of those who signed the letter. We do not think it is a problem of such a nature that it really affects the congregation, says Thomas Perlmann.
Fact: Many have been forced to resign
The scandal around the “star surgeon” Paolo Macchiarini and his activities at Karolinska University hospital and Karolinska institutet have led many to resign from their posts this year.
in February resignation of former President of KI, Anders Hamsten. A few days later also resigned Rector Council Jan Carlstedt-Duke and Dean for Research, Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren. All three had previously courted Paolo Macchiarini of charges of research misconduct despite the independent reviewer Bengt Gerdin concluded that the cheating.
At the same time also forced Urban Lendahl, secretary of Karolinska Institutet’s Nobel Committee, resign.
In March, even Macchiarini fired. But not because of the controversial luftstrupsoperationerna but to have provided false information in his CV, not have reported their outside activities, and to have damaged KI’s reputation.
Last Wednesday Kjell Asplund its investigation of the Karolinska University hospital’s role in the affair, then hospital director immediately agreed with two clinic managers to take “time out”. The two department heads had periodically been Paolo Macchiarinis immediate superiors at the hospital.
On Friday resigned KI Chair Leijonborg.
On Monday announced Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson (S) to Harriet Wallberg, who was president when Paolo Macchiarini hired as a visiting professor, will leave his post as Chancellor. In addition, from the KI board that did not end in the spring to leave the board.
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