Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 6.11.1996

Settlement of Scientific Misconduct Allegations

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case of alleged scientific misconduct: Gang Yuan, Fox Chase Cancer Center: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement with Mr. Gang Yuan, a former laboratory technician at the Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). This agreement was based on information obtained by ORI during its oversight review of an investigation conducted by FCCC into allegations of scientific misconduct made against Mr. Yuan. ORI's oversight review focused on the issue of falsification of research results by the insertion of allegedly false data into a computer-based formula and then back-calculation to support the falsified results. The data at issue involved research supported by Public Health Service (PHS) grants and was included in a grant application submitted to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and in a manuscript submitted to but not published by the journal Biochemistry. Although Mr. Yuan disagreed with the allegations and ORI's proposed administrative actions, to resolve the matter, Mr. Yuan has voluntarily agreed, for the two (2) y