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Olivier Voinnet (born 1973)[1] is a French biologist and professor of RNA biology at the ETH Zurich.[2][3] Voinnet obtained his PhD in 2001 in England in the group of David Baulcombe and later obtained a position as an independent group leader at the CNRS in Strasbourg where he was promoted to Directeur de Recherche in 2005. In 2010, he moved to ETH Zurich where he was appointed a full professor of RNA Biology.[1][2] Voinnet's published articles have been subject to allegations of image manipulation, leading to multiple corrections and retractions: as of 2022 nine of Voinnet's scientific articles have been retracted, five others have received an expression of concern, and 25 others have been corrected.[4]
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In 2015, Voinnet's work was investigated for image manipulation.[5] The investigation at ETH Zurich found that the scientist "breached his duty of care in the handling of figures as well as in his supervisory duties as a research director...and will receive an admonition in relation to his conduct," but also concluded that "this is not a case of scientific misconduct as defined in ETH Zurich's Rules of Procedure".[6] Another, independent investigation by CNRS established "the existence of deliberate chart/diagram manipulations, in breach of the ethical standards applicable to the presentation of scientific results," but such "inappropriate presentation of experimental data...does not amount to fabrication."[7]
In July 2015, Voinnet was suspended from the CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research) for 2 years.[8][9] In January 2016 the SNSF (the Swiss National Science Foundation) terminated Voinnet's funding, and banned him from additional funding for three years.[10]
In 2009 Voinnet was awarded the EMBO Gold Medal.[11] The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) retracted the award in 2016.[12][13] In 2009 he was also awarded the "Grand Prix scientifique de la Fondation Louis D." of the Institut de France.[14]
In 2013 he was awarded the Rössler Prize at the ETH Zurich, sponsored by Max Rössler and awarded each year to a young male or female professor from ETH Zurich, considered to be of the ″most promising young scientists in the further development of their career″.[15]
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