# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2014-22192 · published 2014-09-18



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Makoto Suzuki, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) and analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Makoto Suzuki, currently a Professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, and formerly a Visiting Scientist in the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, UT Southwestern, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants P50 CA070907 and U01 CA084971. ORI found that Respondent knowingly, intentionally, and recklessly falsified data reported in six (6) publications:


## 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:** 2014-22192
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2014-09-18
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/09/18/2014-22192/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-09-18/pdf/2014-22192.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/09/18/2014-22192.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2014-22192, published 2014-09-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2014-22192.

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