# Findings of Research Misconduct > Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2023-18954 · published 2023-09-01 ## Abstract Findings of research misconduct have been made against Surangi (Suranji) Jayawardena, Ph.D. (Respondent), who was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in grant applications submitted for U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically R21 AI154256, R21 AI152064, R21 AI149142, and R15 AI146978 submitted to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of four (4) years, were implemented beginning on August 18, 2023, 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 — 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:** 2023-18954 - **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct - **Publication date:** 2023-09-01 - **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary ## Primary sources - Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/01/2023-18954/findings-of-research-misconduct - PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-01/pdf/2023-18954.pdf - Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2023/09/01/2023-18954.txt ## Citation > Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2023-18954, published 2023-09-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2023-18954. --- *[Research misconduct dataset](/datasets/research-misconduct) · CC0 1.0*