# Findings of Research Misconduct

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary · Federal Register notice 2024-07575 · published 2024-04-10



## Abstract

Findings of research misconduct have been made against Gian- Stefano Brigidi, Ph.D. (Respondent), who was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurobiology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), and was an Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah (UU). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant F32 MH110141, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, grant T32 HG000044, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH, grant P30 NS047101, and National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH, grant T15 LM011271. The research was included in grant applications submitted for PHS funds, specifically R01 NS131809-01, R01 NS133405-01, DP2 NS127276-01, and R01 NS111162-01A1 submitted to NINDS, NIH, and R21 MH121860-01, R21 MH121860-01A1, F32 MH110141-01, F32 MH110141-01A1, and 


## 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:** 2024-07575
- **Title:** Findings of Research Misconduct
- **Publication date:** 2024-04-10
- **Issuing agency:** Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary

## Primary sources

- Federal Register HTML notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/10/2024-07575/findings-of-research-misconduct
- PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-10/pdf/2024-07575.pdf
- Raw text: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2024/04/10/2024-07575.txt

## Citation

> Health and Human Services Department / Office of the Secretary, "Findings of Research Misconduct", Federal Register notice 2024-07575, published 2024-04-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/research-misconduct/2024-07575.

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