# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2016-12800 · published 2016-05-31



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Ricky Malhotra, Ph.D., University of Michigan and University of Chicago: Based on the Respondent's admission to committing research misconduct at the University of Michigan (UM) and subsequently at the University of Chicago (UC), the reports of separate investigations conducted by UM and UC, and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Ricky Malhotra, former Research Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UM, from 2005- 2006, and Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, UC, from 2007-2011, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants K08 HL081472 and R01 HL107949. ORI found that falsified and/or fabricated data were included in the following three (3) NIH grant applications, one (1) NIH grant progress rep


## 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:** 2016-12800
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2016-05-31
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/31/2016-12800/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-05-31/pdf/2016-12800.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/05/31/2016-12800.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2016-12800, published 2016-05-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2016-12800.

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