Court denies appeal of HIV fraudster’s 57-month prison sentence

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Court denies appeal of HIV fraudster’s 57-month prison sentence

What is this about?

This case is about Dong-Pyou Han, a former Iowa State University researcher, who faked the results of an HIV vaccine experiment in rabbits.

This is a factual case.

Why is this important?

The results of such an experiment gives false hope, not only to doctors and other researchers but also to people who suffer from HIV.

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For whom is this important?

Researchers

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Who

• Dong-Pyou Han

When

• 13-1-2016

Where

• USA
• United States

Virtues & Values

• Honesty

Good Practices & Misconduct

• Fabrication
• Faked Data

Research Area

• Biological sciences