Kazuhiro Tanaka, Mai Nguyen, and Nima Afshar falsified results and data, according to the ORI's report. The three scientists have entered into a voluntary agreement after the results of the investigations.
Tanaka, former visiting postdoc molecular biology fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reportedly falsified data in three published papers, including experimental results where he reported false experimental conditions. His research was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the NIH.