BIMS 7100
RESEARCH ETHICS
Spring 2010

Syllabus

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Background Resources:
 

"On Being a Scientist: Third Edition."
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Reference WWW site:
Bioethics Resources on the Web - National Institutes of Health

F.L. Macrina., Scientific Integrity, ASM Press, Washington, D.C. 3rd edition (2005).  



Jan 22:
SESSION 1 - MISCONDUCT IN SCIENCE AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICY
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John Kattwinkel, M.D., Chairman, Research Ethics Committee

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Jan 29:
SESSION 2 -  SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION OF MISCONDUCT

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT TO AUTHORSHIP
DATA ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT, SHARING AND OWNERSHIP
MENTOR/TRAINEE RESPONSIBILITIES

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Feb 5:
SESSION 3 - MISCONDUCT AND AUTHORSHIP ISSUES


PUBLICATION PRACTICES AND RESPONSIBLE AUTHORSHIP
PEER REVIEW
COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING PHS AND UVA POLICIES

David Hudson, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research

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Feb 12:
SESSION 4 - Large Group Discussion
HAZARDS AND ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL MANIPULATION OF DATA

PLAGIARISM TO DATA FABRICATION

David Castle, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology
Brian Duling, Ph.D., Robert M. Berne Professor of Cardiovascular Research

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Feb 19:
SESSION 5- RESEARCH INVOLVING ANIMAL SUBJECTS

Sanford Feldman, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACLAM, Director, Center for Comparative Medicine

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Feb 26:
SESSION 6 - SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

BENCHTOP TO PRECLINICAL
COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND COMMITMENT

Assignment:

Required Reading:

  • Read the Memorandum from Dean Dekosky regarding COI and Disclosure of Outside Activities and Interests
  • Read a copy of the letter sent from the U.S. Senate to Columbia University concerning COI and Disclosure of Outside Activities and Interests

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March 5:
SESSION 7 -RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS

Walt Davis, M.D., Director of Education, Center for Biomedical Ethics

Donna Chen? Luis Shepard? 

Supplemental Reading:

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March 19:
SESSION 8 - PANEL DISCUSSION: MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY

Small groups A through E will meet in Jordan Hall Rm 1-5 with their small group leaders for a panel discussion. Small groups F through K will meet in the Jordan Hall 1-14 with their small group leaders for a panel discussion.
  • The goal of the panel discussion is to deal with any and all research ethics issues that may have been unresolved or simply missed during the course.  This session develops most rapidly if students come prepared with queries for the panel.  It is also helpful if senior members of the audience (post-docs) present for discussion an ethical dilemma that may have confronted them or their colleagues.