# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2013-31160 · published 2013-12-30



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Baoyan Xu, M.D., Ph.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health: Based on allegations made by readers of a published paper,\1\ additional review by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and ORI, and a limited admission by the Respondent that "some better looking strips were repeatedly used as representatives for several times [sic]," ORI found that Dr. Baoyan Xu, formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow, Hematology Branch, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, and currently at the Institute of Infectious Diseases, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chonqing, China, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by intramural research at NHLBI, NIH. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


## 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:** 2013-31160
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2013-12-30
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/30/2013-31160/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-12-30/pdf/2013-31160.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2013/12/30/2013-31160.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2013-31160, published 2013-12-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2013-31160.

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