Findings of Research Misconduct Research misconduct

Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2022-19263 · 2022-09-07 · view notice on federalregister.gov ↗ · PDF ↗

Abstract

Findings of research misconduct have been made against Ritankar Majumdar, Ph.D. (Respondent), who was a postdoctoral fellow in the intramural program of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically the NCI Intramural Research Program. The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of three (3) years, were implemented beginning on August 15, 2022, and are detailed below.

What this is

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).

Key facts

FR document
2022-19263
Publication date
2022-09-07
Issuing agency
Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary