ORI found that Richard L. Eckert, Ph.D., who was Professor, Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Deputy Director of the University of Maryland and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, UMB, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI), NIH, and National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), NIH.

ORI congratulates Dr. Karen Wehner for her selection as the Scientific Integrity Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.