Findings of research misconduct have been made against Rahul Dev Jayant, Ph.D. (Respondent), Assistant Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC). Dr. Jayant engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R03 DA044877. The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of three (3) years, were implemented beginning on July 27, 2020, and are detailed below.
A formal finding of research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 (HHS) or equivalent agency policy. The respondent was found to have engaged in fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of research data. The federal grant funds involved are typically identified in the FR notice, along with the administrative actions (debarment, supervised research, manuscript correction or retraction requirements).