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2 Responsible Conduct and Integrity in Science
Pages 23-28

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... In 1989, the growth and increasing complexity of life sciences Institute of Medicine's Committee on the research led to multidisciplinary efforts to define Responsible Conduct of Research in the Health research integrity and responsible conduct of Sciences defined integrity in research to mean research in concrete terms. Much of this effort "that the reported results are honest and started in the United States, where it gained accurate and are in keeping with generally prominence in response to high-profile cases of accepted research practices" (IOM, 1989:v)
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From page 24...
... Current NIH policy on research training grants defines responsible conduct of research as "the practice EDUCATION IN THE RESPONSIBLE of scientific investigation with integrity," which CONDUCT OF RESEARCH includes "awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical The term responsible conduct of research -- principles in the performance of all activities frequently referred to by its acronym RCR -- related to scientific research" (NIH, 2009)
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From page 25...
...  Collaborative research, including In December 2007, ESF and ORI published collaborations with industry Research Integrity: Global Responsibility to Foster  Peer review Common Standards (ESF, 2007) , a catalogue of  Data acquisition and laboratory tools, international activities in research integrity that management, sharing and ownership also reported on the workshop Best Practices for  Research misconduct Ensuring Scientific Integrity and Preventing Misconduct, sponsored by the Organization for                                                                                                                           27 28 See http://oprs.usc.edu/files/2013/01/PHS_Policy_on See http://oprs.usc.edu/files/2013/01/PHS_Policy_on _RCR1.pdf.
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From page 26...
... recommended that the research.29 The 2012 policy report Responsible Commission take the lead in developing Conduct in the Global Research Enterprise, European standards, harmonizing definitions produced as a cooperative project with the and principles, and investigate emerging issues InterAcademy Council (IAC) , offers an in transnational research.
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From page 27...
... . NSABB later outlined core professional can readily address the following topics: responsibilities and general research responsibilities that could be incorporated into a  Mentors' responsibility for ensuring that code of conduct related to dual use research in trainees work safely in the laboratory, and the life sciences (NSABB, 2010)
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From page 28...
... State Department's request to hold the workshop The group's first product, the 2005 IAP on Challenges and Opportunities for Education Statement on Biosecurity, identified About Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences, which "fundamental issues that should be taken into in turn led to the project that is the subject of account when formulating codes of conduct" this report.                                                                                                                           32 The first forum did not produce a report, although the 31 The current membership includes the national academies agenda and participants list are available at http://nasof Australia, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Poland sites.org/biosecurity/international/; the report of the second (chair)
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