[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9387]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 final findings of scientific misconduct in the following
case:
Danya J. Vardi, Harvard Medical School: Based on an investigation
conducted by the institution as well as information obtained by ORI
during its oversight review, ORI found that Danya J. Vardi, former
Harvard Medical School Research Associate in Psychology in the
Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and
former part-time Research Assistant at the Cambridge Hospital,
committed scientific misconduct. ORI found that Ms. Vardi fabricated
subject responses regarding recall and recognition of words having an
emotional valence in research supported by a Public Health Service
(PHS) grant entitled ``Psychophysiologic study of child abuse imagery
in adults'' at the Manchester, New Hampshire VA Research Center.
Ms. Vardi has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement with ORI
in which she has agreed to exclude herself voluntarily, for the three
(3) year period beginning March 28, 1996, from:
(1) contracting or subcontracting with any agency of the United
States Government and from eligibility for, or involvement in,
nonprocurement transactions (e.g., grants and cooperative agreements)
of the United States Government, as defined in 45 CFR Part 76
(Debarment Regulations); and
(2) serving in any advisory capacity to PHS, including but not
limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer
review committee, or as a consultant.
The above voluntary exclusion, however, shall not apply to Ms.
Vardi's future clinical training or practice whether as a student,
resident, fellow, or licensed practitioner, as the case may be, unless
that practice involves research or research training.
No scientific publications were required to be corrected as part of
this Agreement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Division of Research Investigations, Office of Research
Integrity, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 700, Rockville, MD 20852.
Chris B. Pascal,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 96-9387 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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