# Findings of Research Misconduct > Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2012-31275 · published 2012-12-28 ## Abstract Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Martin Biosse-Duplan, D.D.S., Ph.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Harvard School of Medicine (HSM) and Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), the admission of the Respondent, and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Martin Biosse-Duplan, former Research Fellow, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, HSDM, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 AR054450. ORI found that the Respondent engaged in research misconduct involving one (1) laboratory presentation and two (2) published abstracts: Boisse-Duplan, M., Stephens, S., Lai, F.P.L., Oelkers, M., Kitamura, D., Rottner, K., Horne, W., & Baron, R. ``The Ass ## 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:** 2012-31275 - **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct - **Publication date:** 2012-12-28 - **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary ## Primary sources - Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/12/28/2012-31275/findings-of-research-misconduct - PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-12-28/pdf/2012-31275.pdf - Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/12/28/2012-31275.txt ## Citation > Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2012-31275, published 2012-12-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2012-31275. --- *[Research misconduct dataset](/datasets/research-misconduct) · CC0 1.0*