Eric Poehlman, formerly of the Université de Montréal, Canada, is a researcher into obesity. He was accused of scientific misconduct and on March 17, 2005 pleaded guilty to the charges, acknowledging falsifying 17 grant applications to the National Institutes of Health and fabricating data in 10 of his papers. He made up research between 1992 and 2000 in areas including menopause, aging and hormone supplements to get millions of dollars in federal grant money. The Université de Montréal (UdeM) (University of Montreal) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in professional scientific research. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Institutes of Health is an institution of the United States government which focuses on medical research. ...

Poehlman's integrity was first questioned by student Walter DeNino, who saw data being altered. Walter DeNino is a whistleblower who brought the frauds of Eric Poehlman to light in 2004, when he (DeNino) filed a federal false-claims suit against Poehlman for misrepresentations made to the NIH. The US government secured $180,000 from Poehlman as repayment for the falsifications to the NIH; DeNino...

Reference

• Nature 434, 424 (24 March 2005); doi:10.1038/434424a

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External links

• Office of Research Integrity Press Release on the Poehlman case

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