Readings for Responsible Conduct of Research
Intuition, by Allegra Goodwin is a fictional account of several ethical situations in a life science research laboratory. It is not great literature, but gives many situations to think about. Available in the Life Science library at the reserves desk.
Please read the article by Montgomerie and Birkwith and think about the survey questions.
More Readings For Thought:
Social Responsibilities of the Researcher:
Beckwith and Huang: Should we make a fuss? A case for social responsibility in science.
1918 Flu and Responsible Science
Resurected Influenza Virus Yields Secrets of Deadly 1918 Pandemic
Active Polio Baked from Scratch
Academic Freedom in Clinical Research
Publication and Plagiarism
D. Bulter, "How Many Papers are Just Duplicates?"
Authorship in Biomedical Research: Realities and Expectations
Collaborations
Collaborations: With all good intentions
see also the "pre-nup" for collaborators linked to this article
Scientific Integrity/Misconduct
Misconduct? It's All Academic.....
Panel Discredits Toyko University Team
Human Subjects
Please go to the following URL and download the “Protection of Human Subjects in Research” : http://www.indiana.edu/~rcr/index.php#Tutorials, Please read:
Describes key events in medical research that have led to the current regulatory and policy structures for conducting research on humans.
Privacy Issues Relating to Human Subjects
Ownership and Use of Tissue Specimens for Research
Animal Use
How to Work with Your Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Policy Issues in the use of animals
Record Keeping
General Information
ORI Website and its findings of research misconduct:
http://ori.hhs.gov/misconduct/
http://ori.hhs.gov/misconduct/cases/
ORI website on RCR and RCR resources: