Incarceration, Restitution, and Lifetime Debarment: Legal Consequences of Scientific Misconduct in the Eric Poehlman Case : Commentary on: "Scientific Forensics: How the Office of Research Integrity can Assist Institutional Investigations of Research Misc
Summary of "Incarceration, Restitution, and Lifetime Debarment: Legal Consequences of Scientific Misconduct in the Eric Poehlman Case : Commentary on: "Scientific Forensics: How the Office of Research Integrity can Assist Institutional Investigations of Research Misc"
Following its determination of a finding of scientific misconduct the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) will seek redress for any injury sustained. Several remedies both administrative and statutory may be available depending on the strength of the evidentiary findings of the misconduct investigation. Pursuant to federal regulations administrative remedies are primarily remedial in nature and designed to protect the integrity of the affected research program, whereas statutory remedies including civil fines and criminal penalties are designed to deter and punish wrongdoers. This commentary discusses the available administrative and statutory remedies in the context of a specific case, that of former University of Vermont nutrition researcher Eric Poehlman, and supplies a possible rationale for the legal result.
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Attorney at Law, 2608 Cardinal Circle, Birmingham, AL, 35243, USA, stilden@att.net.
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Name: Science and engineering ethics
ISSN: 1471-5546
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20842537
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-010-9228-0
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