[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18348]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Findings of Scientific 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 made final findings of scientific misconduct in the following 
case:
    Jose R. Sotolongo, Jr., M.D., Mount Sinai Medical Center: On July 
3, 1995, ORI found that Jose R. Sotolongo, Jr., M.D., formerly of Mount 
Sinai Medical Center in New York, committed scientific misconduct by 
falsifying research involving guanabenz treatment of spinal cord 
injured cats presented in a Public Health Service (PHS) grant 
application.
    Dr. Sotolongo has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement with 
ORI in which he has accepted ORI's finding and has agreed to exclude 
himself voluntarily, for the three (3) year period beginning July 3, 
1995, from:
    (1) Applying for or receiving any Federal grant or contract funds; 
and,
    (2) Serving in any advisory capacity to the PHS, including but not 
limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer 
review committee, or as a consultant.
    The above voluntary exclusion, however, shall not apply to Dr. 
Sotolongo's future training or practice of clinical medicine as a 
licensed practitioner unless that practice involves research or 
research training.
    No scientific publications were required to be corrected as part of 
this Agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Division of Research 
Investigations, Office of Research Integrity, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 
700, Rockville, MD 20852.
Lyle W. Bivens,
Director, Office of Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 95-18348 Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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