Findings of Research Misconduct

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Findings of research misconduct have been made against Chen-Yeh “George” Ke, Ph.D. (Respondent), former postdoctoral fellow, Department of Cell, Development and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Ke engaged in research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 in research included in one (1) draft manuscript and two (2) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Performance Progress Reports, specifically R01 DE022363-07 and R01 DE022363-08 submitted to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH. The questioned research was supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically NIDCR, NIH, grant R01 DE022363-06A1. Administrative actions, including supervision for a period of three (3) years, were implemented and are detailed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila R. Garrity, JD, MPH, MBA, Director, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 240, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Chen-Yeh “George” Ke, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS): Based on evidence and findings of an investigation conducted by ISMMS, ORI's oversight review of ISMMS' investigation, and additional analysis conduct…