Whistleblowing in science: this physician faced ostracization after standing up to pharma

The image of a lone scientist standing up for integrity against a pharmaceutical giant seems romantic and compelling. But to haematologist Nancy Olivieri, who went public when the company sponsoring her drug trial for a genetic blood disorder tried to suppress data about harmful side effects, the experience was as unglamorous as it was damaging and isolating. “There’s a lot of people who fight for justice in research integrity and against the pharmaceutical industry, but very few people know what it’s like to take on the hospital administrators” too, she says.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02743-5

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