Physiology (ageing, menopause and metabolism)
Eric Poehlman: Falsified data in NIH grant applications and papers, 2005 to 2006
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Misconduct found Permanently excluded from US federal contracting and PHS advisory roles under a 2005 agreement with ORI, and sentenced in June 2006 to a year and a day in federal prison.1,2
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ten papers named in the ORI notice Multiple journals, https://ori.hhs.gov/poehlman_notice1 | Retraction or correction required | 2005 | ORI listed five papers for retraction, one of them already retracted by the editor, four for correction and one for correction or retraction, and required him to sign the letters to the editors. |
Investigations
- US Public Health Service, Office of Research Integrity (after a University of Vermont investigation), 9 March 2005PHS found scientific misconduct, based on the University of Vermont investigation, his admissions and ORI review, including falsified and fabricated data and a 1995 menopause study he admitted was never conducted. Under a voluntary exclusion agreement beginning 9 March 2005 he agreed to exclude himself permanently from federal contracting and PHS advisory roles.1
- US District Court, District of Vermont (Judge William Sessions), June 2006He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for using false data to obtain federal research grants, the Rutland Herald reported.2
Response
ORI said he admitted that the menopause study was never conducted. In court he said he was "someone who has changed" and that the number of grants "determined your academic wealth", the Rutland Herald reported.1,2
Sources
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research Integrity, Case Summary: Eric T. Poehlman (2005)
- Rutland Herald, Ex-UVM professor sentenced for fraud (29 June 2006)