Findings of research misconduct have been made against William M. Armstead, Ph.D. (Respondent), who was a Research Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (UPENN). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 NS090998-01A1, R21 NS095321, and T32 NS043126 and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, grant R01 HD057355. The research was included in grant applications for PHS funds, specifically R35 NS116805-01, R01 NS121149-01, and R01 NS090998-02, -03, -04, and -05 submitted to NINDS, NIH, and R01 HL139506-01 submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH. The administrative actions, including debarment for a period of seven (7) y
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).