Findings of research misconduct have been made against Chen- Yeh "George" Ke, Ph.D. (Respondent), former postdoctoral fellow, Department of Cell, Development and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Ke engaged in research misconduct under 42 CFR part 93 in research included in one (1) draft manuscript and two (2) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Performance Progress Reports, specifically R01 DE022363-07 and R01 DE022363-08 submitted to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH. The questioned research was supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically NIDCR, NIH, grant R01 DE022363-06A1. Administrative actions, including supervision for a period of three (3) years, were implemented 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).