Irreproducibility of published bioscience research: Diagnosis, pathogenesis and therapy
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Jeffrey S. Flier was named the 21st Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University on July 11, 2007, at which point he became the Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Flier is an endocrinologist and an authority on the molecular causes of obesity and diabetes. Prior to becoming dean, he served from 2002 to 2007 as Harvard Medical School Faculty Dean for Academic Programs and Chief Academic Officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard teaching affiliate. Born in New York City, Dr. Flier received a BS from City College of New York in 1968, and an MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1972, graduating with the Elster Award for Highest Academic Standing. Following residency training in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital from 1972 to 1974, Flier moved to the National Institutes of Health as a Clinical Associate. In 1978, he joined the
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