Emory professor is demoted
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Emory University said it removed Charles Nemeroff as chairman of its psychiatry and behavioral sciences department after finding that he failed to disclose more than $800,000 in payments from drug maker GlaxoSmithKline as required by conflict-of-interest rules.
Nemeroff, department chairman for 17 years, will remain a professor and must follow new restrictions on outside activities, the Atlanta university said in a statement.
Emory found Nemeroff was paid by Glaxo for more than 250 speeches from January 2000 to January 2006. Nemeroff said he had believed outside speaking activities were “educational lectures” exempt from disclosure rules, the university statement said.
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