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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Findings of Research Misconduct
Donald Wright,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given that
the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
has taken final action in the following
case:
Venkata J. Reddy, University of
Minnesota: Based upon the evidence
and findings of an investigation report
by the University of Minnesota (UMN),
an investigation conducted by another
Federal agency, and additional
information obtained by the Office of
Research Integrity (ORI) during its
oversight review of the UMN
investigation, ORI found that Mr.
Venkata J. Reddy, former Graduate
Student, Department of Chemistry,
UMN, engaged in research misconduct
in research that was included in grant
application R01 GM095559–01A1,
submitted to the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences (NIGMS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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ORI found by a preponderance of the
evidence that the Respondent
intentionally and knowingly engaged in
research misconduct by falsifying and/
or fabricating data that was provided to
his mentor to include in grant
application R01 GM095559–01A1
submitted to NIGMS, NIH, to obtain
U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds.
Specifically, ORI found that the
Respondent falsified data included in
Figures 4, 9, 11, 15, and 25 in R01
GM095559–01A1 for enantiomeric
excess (‘‘ee’’) to falsely show a high
degree of selectivity for one enantiomer
over another by a cut-and-paste method
and manipulation of the instrument to
give the desired result. Respondent also
falsified the underlying nuclear
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)
data for Compound 22 reported in
Figure 15 in R01 GM095559–01A1 by a
cut-and-paste method to manipulate the
NMR spectra and give the desired result.
Dr. Reddy has been debarred by the
Federal agency with joint jurisdiction
for a period of five (5) years, ending on
August 26, 2018. ORI has implemented
the following administrative action to
coincide with the government-wide
debarment:
(1) Respondent is prohibited from
serving in any advisory capacity to PHS
including, but not limited to, service on
any PHS advisory committee, board,
and/or peer review committee, or as a
consultant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Acting Director, Office of Research
Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
750, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–
8800.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Findings of Research Misconduct
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity
(ORI) has taken final action in the following case:
Venkata J. Reddy, University of Minnesota: Based upon the evidence
and findings of an investigation report by the University of Minnesota
(UMN), an investigation conducted by another Federal agency, and
additional information obtained by the Office of Research Integrity
(ORI) during its oversight review of the UMN investigation, ORI found
that Mr. Venkata J. Reddy, former Graduate Student, Department of
Chemistry, UMN, engaged in research misconduct in research that was
included in grant application R01 GM095559-01A1, submitted to the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
ORI found by a preponderance of the evidence that the Respondent
intentionally and knowingly engaged in research misconduct by
falsifying and/or fabricating data that was provided to his mentor to
include in grant application R01 GM095559-01A1 submitted to NIGMS, NIH,
to obtain U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds. Specifically, ORI
found that the Respondent falsified data included in Figures 4, 9, 11,
15, and 25 in R01 GM095559-01A1 for enantiomeric excess (``ee'') to
falsely show a high degree of selectivity for one enantiomer over
another by a cut-and-paste method and manipulation of the instrument to
give the desired result. Respondent also falsified the underlying
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) data for Compound 22
reported in Figure 15 in R01 GM095559-01A1 by a cut-and-paste method to
manipulate the NMR spectra and give the desired result.
Dr. Reddy has been debarred by the Federal agency with joint
jurisdiction for a period of five (5) years, ending on August 26, 2018.
ORI has implemented the following administrative action to coincide
with the government-wide debarment:
(1) Respondent is prohibited from serving in any advisory capacity
to PHS including, but not limited to, service on any PHS advisory
committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a consultant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting Director, Office of Research
Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852, (240)
453-8800.
Donald Wright,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
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