A Harvard Medical School specialist on aging resigned last Tuesday from two administrative positions following questions about the misuse of grant funds.
Dr. Jeanne Y. Wei will no longer serve as director of the Medical School's Division of Aging and as the head of the Division of Gerontology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). She will retain her position as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and her clinical and research appointments at BIDMC.
Donald L. Gibbons, the Medical School's director public affairs, would not comment on the reasons behind Wei's resignation.
BIDMC spokesperson Bill Schaler also declined to comment.
"Only Dr. Wei can respond as to why she resigned," Schaller said.
Wei could not be reached for comment.
Wei's resignation follows a federal lawsuit against her and BIDMC alleging misuse of research funds. The suit arose when another scientist under Wei's supervision was accused of not using a grant according to the requirements of the award.
After an initial investigation, the federal government intervened and settled with BIDMC for $920,000. BIDMC also agreed to maintain a compliance program designed to prevent fraud and misuse of federal funds.
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