ORI Updates

Directors Susan Garfinkel, Ph.D. and Zoë Hammatt, J.D., will speak at the Association of Research Integrity Officers (ARIO) conference in Chicago, September 29 - October 1, 2014. 

ORI found that Melanie Cokonis engaged in research misconduct by falsifying assay data that were submitted in reports to NIH.

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) welcomes Zoë Hammatt. Ms. Hammatt is the new director of the Division of Education and Integrity.

The position announcement for the ORI director is open until May 30, 2014.  Apply through USAJobs.gov.

ORI found that Dr. Li Chen, engaged in research misconduct by intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly fabricated and falsified data reported in publications, submitted manuscript, and grant applications.

ORI and OHRP presents "The Research Clinic," an interactive training video to protect subjects and prevent research misconduct.  Expected release date: 04/01/2014.

The latest ORI quarterly newsletter features commentaries from invited writer about research on the responsible conduct of research.

ORI found that the Timothy Sheehy engaged in research misconduct by fabricating and/or falsifying U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)-supported data in Table 1 included in Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19(4):973-977, 2010.

The FOA announcement on the granting round published on December 2, 2013. The FOA application must be received by April 14, 2014 by 5:00 PM. Webinar training related to the FOA foci and budget questions will occur on January 15 by 5:00 P.M.

ORI found that Dr. Hao Wang engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), subaward 0016244 from Prime Award U01 AI074676 to the University of Pittsburgh.