{"id":405156,"date":"2026-07-20T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405156\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:45:12","slug":"indian-origin-scientist-satchin-panda-resigns-from-californias-salk-institute-amid-sexual-misconduct-probe-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405156\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda resigns from California&#8217;s Salk institute amid sexual misconduct probe | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/indian-origin-scientist-satchin-panda-resigns.jpg\" alt=\"Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda resigns from California's Salk institute amid sexual misconduct probe\" title=\"Satchin Panda\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda has resigned from California&#8217;s prestigious Salk Institute after a female research assistant accused him of workplace sexual misconduct, bringing an end to his 22-year tenure at the renowned research centre.Panda\u2019s last day at the La Jolla institute will be August 13, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The institute recently placed him on leave while it investigated the complaint filed by a woman who worked in his laboratory.The Salk Institute confirmed the complaint in a statement, saying: &#8220;In March of this year, a staff research assistant raised concerns about workplace misconduct through Salk&#8217;s official reporting channels.&#8221;Panda denied any wrongdoing.&#8221;I am deeply committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and professional environment for everyone in my research team and across the Institute. These values are central to my leadership,&#8221; he said.During his time at the institute, Panda established himself as one of the world&#8217;s leading researchers on circadian rhythms and intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating. His work explored how the body&#8217;s internal 24-hour clock affects health and disease, and it attracted millions of dollars in research funding to the institute.Researchers and health experts widely recognised Panda&#8217;s studies on intermittent fasting, which helped shape scientific understanding of its potential health benefits.Panda&#8217;s resignation marks the second high-profile exit linked to misconduct allegations at the Salk Institute in recent years. In 2018, Indian-origin biologist Inder Verma stepped down after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment. Eight women, including six affiliated with the institute, made allegations against Verma, which he denied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda has resigned from California&#8217;s prestigious Salk Institute after a female research assistant accused him&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,162492,162487,162493,162490,162488,162489,162485,162484,162486,162491],"class_list":["post-405156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-california-scientific-research-misconduct","tag-circadian-rhythms-research","tag-female-research-assistant-allegations","tag-inder-verma-allegations","tag-intermittent-fasting-studies","tag-salk-institute-indian-origin-scientist","tag-salk-institute-misconduct-allegations","tag-satchin-panda-resignation","tag-sexual-misconduct-in-research-institutions","tag-workplace-safety-and-harassment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}