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The Responsible Conduct of ResearchResearch
Misconduct Prevention InvestigationDaniel R.
Vasgird, PhD, CIPOffice of Research
ResponsibilityUniversity of Nebraska,
Lincolndvasgird2_at_unl.eduwww.unl.edu/research/orr
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The Fundamental Proposition

• Rules are just a small part of the picture. The
  alpha and the omega has to be integrity from
  which all else will follow, including compliance.

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One is apt to think of moral failure as due to
weakness of character more often it is due to an
inadequate ideal.Richard Livingstone
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Ethics primarily concerns the effects of our
actions on others.Randy Cohen
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Robert K. Merton

• Stated that the disinterested pursuit of truth is
  the norm of science, expressed as
• Universalism
• Communalism
• Disinterestedness
• Organized skepticism

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Fakery at a Top Research Lab

• NY Times, 10/1/02
• J. Hendrik Schön of Bell Labs
• Published in Science and Nature (peer review)
• Falsified Data
• Bell Labs no Research Misconduct policy (Cant
  happen here)
• Afterword PhD at U of Konstanz revoked

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UNL ORR MissionFoster a culture of integrity
and compliance within the University directed at
ensuring that participants in the University of
Nebraska, Lincoln research enterprise internalize
and pursue the goal of self-directed responsible
conduct of research.
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ORR Core Areas

1. Human research protections
2. Animal research protections
3. Research misconduct
4. Conflict of interest and commitment
5. Data acquisition, management, sharing, and
   ownership
6. Mentor/trainee relationships
7. Authorship and publication
8. Peer review
9. Collaborative science
10. Privacy (HIPAA)

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UNL RCR Program
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UNL RCR Online Training Series
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RCR Research Misconduct Resources
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FSGO Compliance Elements

• Implementing written policies procedures
• Designating a compliance officer and compliance
  committee
• Conducting effective training and education
• Developing effective lines of communication
• Conducting internal monitoring and auditing
• Enforcing standards through well-publicized
  disciplinary guidelines and
• Responding promptly to detected problems.

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HHS 8th Element

• Defining roles and responsibilities and
  assigning oversight responsibility

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National Academy of Sciences

• To maintain (public) confidence and trust in
  this (the scientific) enterprise, researchers
  must protect the empirical objectivity of
  research, the unbiased reporting of results and
  the open sharing of that information for the good
  of society.

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NAS Report Primary Recommendations

• Research institutions should offer effective
  educational programs that enhance RCR.
• Research institutions should promote integrity in
  research through top-down commitment to RCR
  through strong supervision, communication,
  socialization, etc.
• Research institutions should perform
  self-assessments to determine areas of need.

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HHS Research Misconduct Final Rule (June, 2005)

• Universities must
• Foster an environment that promotes RCR
• Have research misconduct PPs
• Deal with allegations or possible evidence of
  research misconduct promptly

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