It has been eleven years since the NIH last updated their federal regulations on financial conflict of interest. But, during that time, and especially over the past four years, a lot has been discussed about conflict of interest. What started out as concerns over the loss of intellectual property has now morphed into overall requirements for research security, with conflict of interest as the lynchpin. Read more
As many of us know, conflicts of interest are becoming ever more complex and increasing as various translational activities are encouraged. In many cases, our transitions to remote work and virtual platforms for information sharing are driving this complexity. Read more
This edition of Research Ethics Roundup covers study authors failing to disclose conflict of interest, ethics of COVID-19 human challenge trials, a Moderna trial volunteer objecting to their business practices, and the upcoming vote on the Swiss animal testing ban Read more
I like to joke that I've been on "all sides of the research endeavor." I've done bench science, social science, and research administration. While I've been involved in research ethics in various capacities over the years, this will be my first chance to attend (albeit virtually) PRIM&R's Advancing Ethical Research Conference, and I couldn't be more excited to have the chance to write about it as part of the Blog Squad. Read more
This edition of Research Ethics Roundup covers the favorability of animal research among Americans, a hostile workplace in an empathy research lab, conflicts of interest in Vitamin D deficiency research, and plagiarism in breast cancer research. Read more
