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...Thanksgiving Day the story of Dean Ebert's Mysteclin-F testimony and the history of his relationship with Squibb broke into the press. Morton Mintz of the Washington Post described the hearings in detail. Mintz reported that the FDA panel turned down Ebert's labelling proposal in executive session. "I don't think they showed efficacy," one scientist said, expressing the unanimous sentiment on the panel against the drug. "The deans' data were marginal at best," said another panel member...
...November 28, several Medical School students began circulating a petition calling on Ebert to "adhere to the spirit of the promise he made in 1969 and sever all his connections with Squibb." The petition has thus far gathered only a score of signatures from medical school students, but several medical school faculty members have expressed concern over the propriety of Ebert's testimony, and over the circumstances of his continuing affiliation with Squibb. "I am very disappointed," Jonathan Beckwith '57, professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, said last week. "It sounds like Ebert is doing what he said he wasn...
...EBERT MATTER has been met thus far with administrative silence. The Crimson has repeatedly asked Ebert to discuss the terms of his agreement with Squibb, and to present in greater detail his case that the Squibb affiliation and the Mysteclin-F testimony do not conflict with his responsibilities as dean of the Medical School. Ebert, angered that The Crimson reported the Washington Post story before talking at length with him has refused to discuss the matter further...
Similarly, President Bok has chosen not to respond to requests that he issue a public statement outlining his views on the issue. This lack of response can only leave the Harvard community with the impression that neither Ebert nor Bok believe the question of corporate-academic conflicts of interest to be worthy of public discussion...
First, we think that Ebert owes the community a full report of his activities for Squibb since 1969. Some of his consulting tasks will doubtless portray him in a far better light than have the Mysteclin-F hearings, for he is widely known as a man with progressive views on medical issues. We also believe that Ebert ought to be less modest and disclose the amount of the retainer he has been receiving from Squibb...