Since July 2025, I have been working part-time as a Data Analyst for the Medical Evidence Project (MEP), a venture of The Center for Scientific Integrity (CSI). I am excited to share this milestone as part of my ongoing effort to apply rigorous data-science methods in service of the public good.
My Role and Contributions
In this role, I contribute to the mission of the Medical Evidence Project to identify serious errors and potential misconduct in the medical literature that may pose risks to patients and clinicians. My work draws on a wide range of skills developed during my PhD training. These include large-scale data scraping and cleaning, relational database construction and querying, and complex statistical analyses. I also build and maintain interactive tools for data exploration and visualization. As part of the analysis pipeline, I train neural network models to identify noteworthy patterns in published figures. Equally importantly, my work involves critical and methodological evaluation of the scientific literature.
About the Medical Evidence Project
The Medical Evidence Project combines forensic meta-analytical techniques with investigative journalism to bring transparency to high-impact areas of medicine. The project examines influential medical publications and produces detailed, reproducible reports. The aim is to strengthen the evidentiary foundations that inform clinical guidelines and healthcare decision-making.
Acknowledgements
I am deeply grateful to Dr. Alison Abritis, who first recruited me in early 2024 as a data entry specialist for the Retraction Watch Database. This enabled my initial involvement in CSI’s work to correct the scientific record. I also thank Dr. James Heathers for bringing me onto the newly established Medical Evidence Project team and for his leadership in shaping its analytical direction, as well as Dr. Ivan Oransky for approving my appointment.
I appreciate the opportunity to apply my research and data-science expertise beyond primary scientific research, and I look forward to continuing this work in support of more reliable medical evidence, greater transparency, and ultimately, better outcomes for patients and the broader public.
