On July 19, 2020, Marc Tessier Levine, the President of Stanford University, announced his resignation and stated that he would resign from his position as President with effect from August 31, 2023. It is reported that Mark Taisil Ravini was previously investigated for suspected academic misconduct.

At the end of 2022, Stanford President Marc Tessier Levigne was questioned about academic misconduct such as paper fraud and image manipulation on the crowdsourcing website PubPeer. Scientists can raise their doubts about academic research on this website. Stanford University subsequently established a special investigation committee to conduct a special investigation into this matter. Tessier Levigne also stated the compliance of his submitted paper and stated that he will fully cooperate with the investigation.

On the morning of July 19, 2023, after reviewing 12 research papers signed by Marc Tessier Levigne, the committee released its investigation report. The investigation report shows that "there is data manipulation behavior, but there is no evidence of the principal's involvement." The report suggests that multiple members of the Marc Tessier Lavigne laboratory are involved in academic issues such as manipulating research data, indicating that Marc Tessier Lavigne has weak supervision of the laboratory.

Subsequently, Marc Tessier Lavigne expressed his joy at the review results of the expert group and admitted that he had not proactively corrected the errors in the paper. He also stated that although he was unaware of the data manipulation behavior in the laboratory, he would be responsible for his work as a laboratory member.

Resigning from the position of principal was also a decision made by Marc Tessier Lavigne after weighing the interests of the school. Marc Tessier Lavigne stated in a letter to the university that he would stay on campus as a professor of biology, engaged in research on brain development and neurodegeneration.

Resigning from the position of principal was also a decision made by Marc Tessier Lavigne after weighing the interests of the school. Marc Tessier Lavigne stated in a letter to the university that he would stay on campus as a professor of biology, engaged in research on brain development and neurodegeneration.