Elisabeth Bik

Elisabeth Bik, PhD, is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. Since 2019, she has been a science integrity volunteer and consultant who scans the biomedical literature for images or other data of concern. She has reported over 8,000 scientific papers, resulting in over 1,200 retractions and another 1,000 corrections. Her findings have been featured in Nature, Science, the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and The Times (UK). For her work exposing widespread threats to research integrity, she received the 2021 John Maddox Prize.