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 Ariel Fernandez, Ph.D. (also known as Ariel Fernandez Stigliano), former Karl F. Hasselmann Chaired Professor of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University. Dr. Fernandez engaged in research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 GM072614. Administrative actions, including debarment for a period of fifteen (15) 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) and the Suspension and Debarment Official (SDO) have taken final action in the following case: Ariel Fernandez, Ph.D., Rice University (Rice): Based on evidence and findings of an investigation conducted by Rice, ORI's oversight review of Rice's investigation, and additional evidence obtained and analysis conducted by ORI during its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Ariel Fernandez (Respondent), former Karl F. Hasselmann Chaired Professor of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Rice,…