Biomedical Research Integrity Series scheduled for summer

The School of Medicine will again this summer sponsor a series of lectures and discussion groups on ethics in biomedical research. More than 300 graduate student and postdoctoral trainees participate in the series, which is designed to satisfy the National Institutes of Health requirement for research ethics training. The four lectures are open to everyone; the case study and discussion sessions are limited to registered participants.

Topics vary each year and have included authorship, data ownership, conflict of interest, human subjects, scientific misconduct and mentoring. The series is developed by the School of Medicine’s Biomedical Research Integrity Steering Committee, which includes members of the Faculty Council for Research, directors of School of Medicine training programs, and trainee representatives.

The programs are coordinated by the Office of Research and Graduate Education, which maintains a library of resources developed in conjunction with the lecture series. The collection includes video and audio tapes of presentations, a resource list of texts and a list of relevant Web sites. For more information on the Biomedical Research Integrity Series or the resources available, call Allison Callan at 543-8319.

This year’s scheduled lectures and topics, all to be presented from noon to 1 p.m. in room T-435 of the Health Sciences Center:

July 8 — “Skills Integral to Good Laboratory Management” by Dr. Thomas Davis, professor of pharmacology at the University of Arizona College of Medidine. Davis directs the Program in Research Integrity Education at the University of Arizona.

July 22 — “Animal Research Subjects” by Dr. Francis Spelman, professor and vice chair of the UW Department of Bioengineering.

Aug. 26 — “Technology Transfer and University/Industry Affairs at the UW” by Dr. Robert Miller Jr., UW associate vice provost for research and director, Office of Technology Transfer.

Sept. 9 — “Human Research Subjects” by Dr. Grace John, assistant professor of medicine, and Helen McGough, manager, Human Subjects Division, UW Grant and Contract Services. ¶