ORI Updates

ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and fabricating the synthesis and spectral data that were included in one poster presentation and in one pre-submission draft of a paper to be submitted for publication.

ORI and Duke found that Dr. Shamarendra Sanyal, former postdoctoral scholar, Duke, engaged in research misconduct by falsifying data in a grant application submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct by plagiarizing text, falsifying data and references, and fabricating data.

Friday, August 26, 2011, 1:50PM. With disappointment, we must announce that the Quest for Research Excellence Conference 2011 is postponed because of the likely path of Hurricane Irene. The Office of Research Integrity and Georgetown-Howard Universities regret this inconvenience. However, under the circumstances, we know that you understand that this postponement was considered carefully, with your safety in mind.

If you have transportation and hotel reservations, you may wish to cancel them immediately. To those in transit or already in Washington, D.C., we apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding this decision. We will let everyone know when the conference is rescheduled. In the meantime, please contact ORI if we can be of any help.

Title: Research Integrity Challenges in Vaccine Development and Distribution for Public Health Emergencies. Monday, September 12th, 2011, 7:30AM - 5:30PM at the College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA.

ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct by fabricating data that were included in two (2) published papers

September 22 & 23, 2011. University of Washington, Seattle. The conference will focus on ethical challenges in three areas of research collaborations: (1) University-Industry Collaboration, (2) Researcher to Researcher Collaboration, and (3)Collaboration in the International Arena. The conference will benefit researchers, physicians, compliance officials, educators, research administrators, attorneys and government employees. Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are especially encouraged to attend!

Deadline 12/01/2011. The purpose of this exploratory/developmental grant program is to foster research on research integrity in areas of research that have little published data. The proposed project must challenge existing paradigms, be developed around an innovative hypothesis or address critical barriers to progress in understanding the multiple factors that underlie deviation from integrity in research.

ORI is continuing its 2.0 effort by utilizing Twitter to communicate with the research community. Tweets will focus on ORI events, activities related to research misconduct, research education, and provide other information to keep you up-to-date.

Registration to attend ORI's "Quest for Research Excellence 2011" conference still open. Join over 300 members of the research community in this event.