ORI Updates

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) announces the appointment of a new Director, Kathryn M. Partin, PhD.Dr. Partin hails from Colorado State University....

ORI found that Dr. Anil Potti engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 HL072208 and National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, grants R01 CA136530, R01 CA131049, K12 CA100639, R01 CA106520, and U54 CA112952.

(External Link) Listen to the online broadcast of Voice of America's (VOA) interview with ORI Division Directors Zoë Hammatt and Susan Garfinkel, @17:50.  Also interviewed are Arturo Casadevall and Robert Howarth.

ORI is pleased to have awarded two research grants and five conference grants through our Research on Research Integrity program.

ORI found that Mr. Peter Littlefield engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and/or fabricating data in the following two publications funded by NIH training grants.

ORI found that respondent engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and/or fabricating data reported in two poster presentations, several laboratory meetings, and progress reports associated with NIDA, NIH, grant R01 DA012460.

ORI found that Dr. Venkata J. Reddy intentionally and knowingly engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and/or fabricating data that was provided to his mentor to include in grant application.

Teresita Briones intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and/or fabricating data that were included in five publications and three grant applications.

ORI found that Dr. Ryousuke Fujita engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and fabricating data that included in figures in the following two publications and one unpublished manuscript.

Join the U.S. Health and Human Services team as the Director for the Office of Research Integrity.  Applications are being accepted until May 15, 2015.