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A renowned UCSD eye doctor who is part of China's Thousand Talents Program has resigned amid inewsource's questions about his foreign government affiliations and businesses. Read More »
Author Archives: Brad Racino
‘Banished’ blood, stool samples from San Diego veterans used in research article, despite federal probe
Doctors associated with the University of California San Diego and the local VA used biological samples taken from sick veterans to bolster a paper published this month in an academic research journal. Read More »
UCSD has not told women with HIV of data breach, despite researchers’ pleas
The lead researcher pushed to tell 24 women in the project about the breach, but UCSD officials were concerned about the legal consequences. Read More »
Prominent UCSD eye doctor ‘on leave’ after inewsource investigation
UCSD Kang Zhang is “on leave” after an inewsource investigation exposed how the eye doctor put medical research subjects in harm’s way. Read More »
UCSD eye doctor broke human research rules, putting patients at risk
Dr. Kang Zhang is the chief of eye genetics at UCSD with a history of research violations that put patients in harm’s way for years. Read More »
Health concerns, complaints over noxious fumes prompt action by SDSU president
President de la Torre announced she had made an executive decision to delay plans to reoccupy the building, which was scheduled for April 9. Read More »
County sends violation notices to SDSU, contractors over noxious odors
Complaints led the university to close the Professional Studies and Fine Arts building last month, six weeks after it was notified of the problems. Read More »
Noxious odors sickened students, staff at SDSU; county air authorities investigating
Students and professors who occupied the building said the university did a poor job of notifying them about the odors. Read More »
Even the head of $6M liver study doesn’t know what’s going on at San Diego VA
Dr. Ramon Bataller is leading a huge, international project looking into alcoholic liver disease, and the San Diego VA has collected samples as part of that study. Read More »
Sunshine Week: Brad Racino’s take on public records
Reporter Brad Racino shared his take on requesting public records and shared some of his favorite sources for finding open information. Read More »