# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2010-8386 · published 2010-04-13



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Emily M. Horvath, Indiana University: Based on the Respondent's own admissions in sworn testimony and as set forth below, Indiana University (IU) and the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) found that Ms. Emily M. Horvath, former graduate student, IU, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 AT001846 and Predoctoral Fellowship Award F31 AT003977-01, and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, grant R01 DK082773-01. Specifically, the Respondent admitted to falsifying the original research data when entering values into computer programs for statistical analysis with the goal of reducing the magnitude of errors within groups, thereby gaining greater statistical power. The Re


## What this is

A formal finding of research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 (HHS) or equivalent agency policy. The respondent — a researcher — was found to have engaged in fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of research data. The federal grant funds involved are typically identified, along with the administrative actions (debarment, supervised research, manuscript correction or retraction requirements).

## Key facts

- **Federal Register document:** 2010-8386
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2010-04-13
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/04/13/2010-8386/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-04-13/pdf/2010-8386.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/04/13/2010-8386.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2010-8386, published 2010-04-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2010-8386.

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