Immunology (HIV vaccine research)
Dong-Pyou Han: Falsified HIV vaccine data reported to NIH, prosecution 2014 to 2015
Iowa State University
Misconduct found Found by ORI and Iowa State University to have committed research misconduct, and sentenced in July 2015 to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay 7,216,890.12 dollars in restitution to NIH after pleading guilty to making false statements.1,2
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIH grant application and progress report on HIV-1 vaccine research Not a journal publication, https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/former-iowa-state-researcher-sentenced-making-false-statements1 | Cited in criminal case | 1 July 2015 | In his plea agreement he admitted providing false data to NIH in a grant application and progress reports, from rabbit sera samples spiked with human sera containing HIV antibodies. |
Investigations
- US Office of Research Integrity and Iowa State University, 10 January 2014ORI and Iowa State found he engaged in research misconduct by falsifying results in HIV-1 vaccine research, including by adding antibodies to rabbit serum samples, based in part on his detailed admission. He agreed to exclude himself from federal contracting and PHS advisory roles for three years from 25 November 2013.2
- US District Court, Southern District of Iowa (Senior Judge James E. Gritzner), 1 July 2015After pleading guilty to two counts of making false statements to NIH, he was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay 7,216,890.12 dollars in restitution to NIH.1
Response
ORI said its findings rested in part on his detailed admission, and the US Attorney said he admitted providing the false data in his plea agreement. No public statement by him was found.1,2
Sources
- US Attorney's Office, Southern District of Iowa, Former Iowa State researcher sentenced for making false statements (1 July 2015)
- National Institutes of Health, notice of ORI findings, Findings of Research Misconduct (NOT-OD-14-037) (10 January 2014)