Former UF professor indicted for scheme to defraud NIH, UF, colluding with China Indictment alleges Yang intentionally concealed conflicts of interest in China University of Florida and last updated 2021-02-09 10:12:27-05 Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the university associated with Lin Yang from Northwestern Polytechnic University to Northwestern Polytechnical University. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WTXL) - A former University of Florida professor/researcher and resident of China has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining $1.75 million in federal grant money from the National Institutes of Health by concealing support he received from the Chinese government and a company that he founded in China to profit from that research.