Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.09.1998

Findings of Scientific Misconduct

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the following case: George A.S. Park, M.S., Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health: Based on Mr. Park's own admission, information obtained by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) during its oversight review, and a report prepared by the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, dated October 23, 1997, and accepted by the University at Albany, State University of New York, the awardee institution, ORI found that Mr. Park, former research technician, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, engaged in scientific misconduct in research supported by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). ORI acknowledges Mr. Park's cooperation with the Wadsworth Center. Specifically, Mr. Park falsified high pressure liquid chromatography data. The data were collected over an eight-month period in connection with a project to demonstrate the estrogen-like neurochemical and reproductive effects of the major metabolite of 3,4,3',4'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl. The falsified data were