DURANDO v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL DURANDO, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY NO. 21-756 OF PENNSYLVANIA AND MARCELO KAZANIETZ, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Michael Durando was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where his research on cancer was supported by federal funding. When his relationship with his supervisor, Defendant Marcelo Kazanietz, irreparably broke down and the university blocked his transfer to a different lab, Plaintiff resigned and turned to the courts for relief. He…