On Sep 17th Catalyst brought a panel of academic and industry thought leaders for a lively discussion on the issue of data reproducibility in academic research. Moderated by Cathy Tralau-Stewart, head of the Therapeutics track of the Catalyst Awards, the panel explored causes and potential solutions for a problem that has been receiving national attention in both scientific and popular media. Panelists included Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor for Research at UCSF; Larry Tabak, Principle Deputy Director, NIH; John Ioannidis, Professor of Health Research Policy at Stanford School of Medicine; Elizabeth Iorns, Co-Founder, Science Exchange; Parker B. Antin, Board of Directors President, FASEB; Amanda Halford, MBA, VP of Research, Sigma-Aldrich. http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/news/about-ctsi/data-reproducibility-preclinical-research-and-discovery