THE SCIENTIST: Senior NIH scientist faulted

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Senior NIH scientist faulted
Sunderland improperly shared thousands of human tissue samples with
drug company for $285,000 in consulting fees

[Published 14th June 2006 04:36 PM GMT]

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A top NIH official gave Pfizer thousands of samples in exchange for
$285,000 in consulting fees, according to a Congressional report
released yesterday

Trey Sunderland, chief of the Geriatric Psychiatry Branch of the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), improperly transferred
3,200 vials of human spinal fluid and 388 tubes of plasma collected
for Alzheimer’s research, the 25-page study by the House Energy and
Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations said.

Sunderland received more than $600,000 in outside consulting and
speaking fees from Pfizer from 1998 to 2004 without prior government
disclosure or approval. A review by NIH’s Office of Management
Assessment found that Sunderland “engaged in serious misconduct, in
violation of HHS ethics rules and Federal law and regulation,” the
report stated. Sunderland has not been charged with any crime and
remains an NIH employee and member of the Public Health Service Corps.

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