Suman Sahai

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Suman Sahai
Nationality Indian
CitizenshipIndia
Education Ph.D., 1975
Alma mater Indian Agricultural Research Institute
OccupationFounding director
Organization Gene Campaign
Awards Order of the Golden Ark, Borlaug Award, Padma Shri

Suman Sahai is an Indian activist and the founder of Gene Campaign.

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Career

Sahai obtained a Ph.D. from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute [1] in 1975. She then successively worked at the University of Alberta, University of Chicago, and the University of Heidelberg, where she obtained her habilitation in human genetics. [2] According to the Web of Science, Sahai has published over 40 articles, mostly on policy issues relating to genetically modified organisms, which have been cited about 200 times, giving her an h-index of 9. [3] She is director of the NGO, Gene Campaign. [4] [5] [6]

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Plagiarism

In April 2013, Sahai was shown to have committed plagiarism in her habilitation thesis, [9] which had been submitted to the University of Heidelberg in 1986. [10] In addition, she was accused of presenting herself as being or having been a professor at that University, without ever actually having occupied such a position. [9] On 14 April 2013, the University of Heidelberg confirmed that plagiarism had taken place, that Sahai has no right to call herself a professor of the University of Heidelberg, and that in consequence Sahai had agreed to renounce her venia legendi . [9] [11] As of 2023, Sahai's short bio at the World Academy of Art and Science still lists her as "Professor of Genetics, University of Heidelberg". [12]

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  8. ↑ "Press Information Bureau English Releases: Padma Awards Announced". Government of India. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 Köppelle, Winfried (9 April 2013). "Heidelberger Habilitations-Humbug". Laborjournal (in German) (4): 14–17. ISSN   1612-8354. OCLC   85726582. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. English translation
  10. ↑ Sahai, Suman: Elucidation of the role of neurotransmitter glutamate in normal and abnormal mental function. University Library Heidelberg. 1986. Retrieved 12 April 2013.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ "Stellungnahme der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg". UniversitätsKlinikum Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Suman Sahai". Members. World Academy of Art and Science. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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