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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=Sabotage and the Federal Definition of Research Misconduct
|Is About=The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) found in 2011 that  a postdoctoral researcher who sabotaged a colleague’s research materials, was found guilty of misconduct<ref>Rasmussen, Lisa M. "The case of Vipul Bhrigu and the federal definition of research misconduct." ''Science and engineering ethics'' 20.2 (2014): 411-421.</ref>. This paper discusses definitions of scientific misconduct and its implications with the example of a factual case. It is discussed whether the definition of research misconduct used to assess the case may be seen as appropriate and what possible alternative definitions may be. 
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|Important Because=This article and the discussed case highlight the importance of a concise and comprehensive definition of research misconduct in order to assure a proper handling of respective accusations. The case described may be seen exemplary of the implications a definition of research misconduct may have.
|Important For=Researchers; PhD students; Postdocs; Research Integrity Officers; Research integrity trainers; research integrity researchers
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|Has Link=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11948-013-9459-y
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{{Tags
|Has Timepoint=2009
|Has Location=USA; United States
|Has Virtue And Value=Respect
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Sabotage
|Related To Research Area=LS 03 - Cellular and Developmental Biology
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