# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2014-29295 · published 2014-12-15



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: H. Rosie Xing, Ph.D., University of Chicago: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Chicago (UC) and additional analysis by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. H. Rosie Xing, former Assistant Professor, UC, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 CA098022. ORI found that Respondent engaged in research misconduct (42 CFR 93.103-104) by using images that had been among a set of manipulated images produced while at another institution, which had been found to be false by that institution. ORI found that Respondent falsely reported these images in Figures 1D, 2A, and Supplementary Figures 1B and 1C in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 9:2724-36, 2010. The Respondent does not agree with ORI's finding of research misconduct and asserts that there 


## 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:** 2014-29295
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2014-12-15
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/15/2014-29295/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-15/pdf/2014-29295.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/12/15/2014-29295.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2014-29295, published 2014-12-15. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2014-29295.

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