# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2012-13126 · published 2012-05-31



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Juan Ma, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School: Based on evidence and findings of an inquiry conducted jointly by Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) and additional evidence gathered by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) during its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Juan Ma, former Research Fellow, BWU, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant 5 P01 CA120964. ORI found that the Respondent knowingly and intentionally fabricated and falsified data in portions of figures in an unpublished manuscript titled "TSC1 loss synergizes with KRAS activation in lung cancer development and confers rapamycin sensitivity" by M.-C. Liang, J. Ma, L. Chen, P. Kozlowski, W. Qin, D. Li, T. Shimamura, M.L. Sos, R. Thomas, D. Neil Hayes, M. Meyer


## 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:** 2012-13126
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2012-05-31
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/31/2012-13126/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-31/pdf/2012-13126.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/05/31/2012-13126.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2012-13126, published 2012-05-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2012-13126.

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