Suit: Missouri professor stole and sold student's research
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February 28, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri system is suing a pharmacy professor at its Kansas City campus over allegations he stole and sold a student's research, claiming that the school is the rightful owner of the work it believes could be used to make a billion-dollar drug.
The university filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Ashim Mitra improperly made $1.5 million from selling former graduate student Kishore Cholkar's research, the Kansas City Star reported. Mitra could earn $10 million more in royalties over the next five years, according to the lawsuit.
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