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A former medical researcher uncovers falsified laboratory data and embarks on a mission to expose scientific misconduct.
“…Want a documented motivational narrative that spells Triumph? Read The Crying Window with its lessons for confronting today’s obstacles to aspiring women professionals.”
-Ralph Nader
Professor Emerita. Advocate. Author.
I am a former medical researcher and a champion for scientific accountability.
Here to tell my story.
In October of 2003, I filed a case for qui tam in the Federal District Court of Newark, charging my university and two scientists with whom I had been working with violation of the False Claims Act.
I never wanted to be a tattler, a betrayer, a whistle-blower.
But that is what I am. That is what has defined the last quarter of my scientific career. Why not give up and slip gracefully into retirement?
Because I know I am right, I will blow that whistle into the wind if I must, but I live in the hope that someday I will be heard.
The Crying Window is my story.
Discover more about the author, the lawsuit, and her scientific work below.
About the Author
Dr. Hill is a Professor Emerita at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. She advocates for scientific accountability and has written three books about her fight to create transparency in medical research. Click the button to learn more about her life and career.
Qui Tam - The Lawsuit
Frustrated by her inability to persuade two Campus Committees on Research Integrity and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) of the US Public Health Service that research misconduct had occurred, she chose to file a qui tam case. Click the button to review the case and files in more detail.
Publications
Dr. Hill has authored and contributed to over 80 scientific publications and received the Smith College Medal in 1997. She remains active in her field, consistently submitting articles for publication. Click the button to explore the available selection.
Dr. Helene Z. Hill
“I want other scientists, but especially women, to know that you have to keep fighting for what you believe in, no matter the odds. Even though I lost, I want changes to be made in the ways scientific misconduct is handled.”
“For neither good nor evil can last forever, and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand.”
