VA Findings of Research Misconduct
Hee-Jeong Im Sampen, PhD, who had been an employee of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, intentionally, knowingly and/or recklessly engaged in research misconduct by falsifying/fabricating data included in three published papers, one unpublished manuscript, one poster presentation and one grant application. The corrective actions include publication of the VA findings, a permanent prohibition from conducting VA research and a request to retract the affected publications. (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/03/2023-24342/findings-of-research-misconduct)