# Findings of Misconduct in Science/Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2013-09134 · published 2013-04-18



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that effective on March 14, 2013, a Settlement Agreement was made and entered into by and between Dr. Philippe Bois and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, Howard K. Koh, Nancy Gunderson, and Donald Wright (collectively HHS) by and through the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in Bois v. HHS, et al., Civil Action no. 11-cv-1563, which was pending before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In the Settlement Agreement, HHS and Dr. Bois agreed to settle the proceedings before the District Court of the District of Columbia as well as to resolve all administrative matters pending at HHS. ORI found that Philippe Bois, Ph.D., former postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biochemistry, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, engaged in research misconduct in research funded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 GM071596, and N


## 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:** 2013-09134
- **Title:** Findings of Misconduct in Science/Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2013-04-18
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/18/2013-09134/findings-of-misconduct-in-scienceresearch-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-04-18/pdf/2013-09134.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2013/04/18/2013-09134.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Misconduct in Science/Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2013-09134, published 2013-04-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2013-09134.

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