96-30637. Findings of Scientific Misconduct

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63849-63850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30637]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary


Findings of Scientific Misconduct

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity 
(ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the 
following case:
    Yi Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Based upon an 
investigation conducted by the University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, information obtained by the Office of Research Integrity 
(ORI) during its oversight review, and Mr. Li's own admission, ORI 
found that Yi Li, while a candidate for a Ph.D. degree in the 
Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 
engaged in scientific misconduct by fabricating an experimental study 
and results for research represented in an abstract prepared for 
submission for presentation at a national meeting. The research was 
supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    The fabricated abstract and results addressed an 
electrophysiological study of the behavioral correlates for long-term 
potentiation in the motor cortex of the central nervous system of 
freely moving rats.
    Mr. Li has accepted the ORI finding and has entered into a 
Voluntary Exclusion Agreement with ORI in which he has voluntarily 
agreed, for the three (3) year period beginning November 18, 1996:
    (1) To exclude himself from serving in any advisory capacity to the 
Public Health Service (PHS), including but not limited to service on 
any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as 
a consultant; and
    (2) That any institution that submits an application for PHS 
support for a research project on which the respondent's participation 
is proposed or which uses the respondent in any capacity on PHS 
supported research must concurrently submit a plan for supervision of 
his duties. The supervisory plan must be designed to ensure the 
scientific integrity of the respondent's research contribution. The 
institution must submit a copy of the supervisory plan to ORI.

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    The fabricated abstract was not submitted and has not been 
published or used in any grant applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting Director, Division of Research 
Investigations, Office of Research Integrity, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 
700, Rockville, MD 20852 [phone].
Chris B. Pascal,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 96-30637 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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