Correction of Notice of Findings of Scientific Misconduct

概要

A Notice beginning on page 14623 in the issue of March 29, 1994, entitled ``Findings of Scientific Misconduct'' is hereby reprinted in its entirety because of typographical errors in the original printing: John C. Hiserodt, M.D., Ph.D.: An inquiry conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and an investigation conducted by the Office of Research Integrity found that Dr. Hiserodt deliberately and knowingly falsified four figures and one table in two research grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health, and deliberately and knowingly fabricated a laboratory notebook to cover-up the falsifications in the grant applications. In reporting research results on antigen recognition by natural killer cells, Dr. Hiserodt falsely reported that a purportedly unique protein had a molecular weight of 48 kilodaltons by altering photographs of autoradiograms, falsely reported that this protein had been found in human cells, falsely reported the results of a gene sequence in response to questions raised by NIH grant reviewers about his experimental findings, and fabricated a laboratory notebook to cover-up the falsified research when questions about it were raised by investigati