# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2012-15887 · published 2012-06-28



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Mona Thiruchelvam, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Mona Thiruchelvam, former Assistant Professor, Department of Environment and Occupational Health Science Institute (EOHSI), UMDNJ, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants P30 ES05022, P30 ES01247, and R01 ES10791 and the intramural program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH. ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct by falsifying and fabricating cell count data that she claimed to have obtained through stereological methods in order to falsely rep


## 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:** 2012-15887
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2012-06-28
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/06/28/2012-15887/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-06-28/pdf/2012-15887.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/06/28/2012-15887.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2012-15887, published 2012-06-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2012-15887.

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