On September 12, 2024, the federal Office of Research Integrity (ORI) announced the release of the Department of Health & Human Services’ Final Rule on Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct. This marks the...more
After two years of misguided prosecutions targeting Chinese scientists, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is discontinuing its “China Initiative,” effective immediately. Assistant Attorney General Matthew...more
As Louis Pasteur once said, “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” Science is, in many ways, a universal language. However, as a practical reality,...more
Stirrings in Congress in the early 1980s, initially led by a young Al Gore, Jr., focused on emerging concerns of misconduct in scientific research. Following public interest and the resulting congressional hearings, federal...more
Research scientists facing allegations of research misconduct or conflicts of interest generally find themselves in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable process. At stake are their careers, reputations, publications, and public...more
At the allegation stage of a research misconduct matter, it may not be known which of several scientists actually committed research misconduct (assuming anyone did), resulting in more than one scientist being named as a...more