# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2016-13541 · published 2016-06-08



## Abstract

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Meredyth M. Forbes, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Based on an assessment conducted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECM), an admission from the Respondent, and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Ms. Meredyth M. Forbes, former Graduate Student, AECM, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 GM089979, T32 GM007491, R01 GM55101, and R01 GM88202 and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, grant T32 HD007502. ORI found that Respondent engaged in research misconduct by intentionally falsifying and/or fabricating data reported in the following three (3) published papers and four (4) meeting presentations:


## 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:** 2016-13541
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2016-06-08
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/08/2016-13541/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-06-08/pdf/2016-13541.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/06/08/2016-13541.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2016-13541, published 2016-06-08. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2016-13541.

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