The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers : The Grey Zone between Right and Wrong

The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers discusses the impact scientific misconduct has in eight complex case studies. Authors look at multifaceted mixtures of improper behavior, poor communication, cultural issues, adverse medical/health issues, interpersonal problems and misunderstandings to illustrate the challenge of identifying and managing what went wrong and how current policies have led to the establishment of quasi legal processes within academic institutions. The book reviews the current global regulations and concludes with a section authored by a US federal court judge who provides his perspective on the adequacy of current regulations and policies. Shows how complex most scientific integrity cases are, and how little is clear cut in the adjunction of each Discusses how timely and important scientific misconduct is, and its impact on science at large Reviews the current regulations and policies that guide how we manage scientific integrity Examines this complexity in 8 anonymous case studies Concludes with a section authored by an expertly qualified federal court judge Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Dedications, Page v Foreword, Pages xi-xii About the Authors, Page xiii Acknowledgments, Pages xv-xvi Chapter 1 - Introduction: Research Misconduct in Biomedical Research Institutions, Pages 1-12 Chapter 2 - Research Integrity: The Legal and Regulatory Landscape, Pages 13-44 Case Studies, Page 45 Chapter 3 - Question of Data Manipulation in Failure to Replicate Findings in Published Manuscript, Pages 47-54 Chapter 4 - Violation of Institutional and Public Health Service Policies Governing the Care and Use of Animals in Research: Cultural Barriers in the Academic Workplace, Pages 55-74 Chapter 5 - Research Assistants Coming Forward with Concerns about Perceived Behavior of Principal Investigator, Pages 75-84 Chapter 6 - Questionable Mentorship and Oversight of Federal Grant Funding, Pages 85-91 Chapter 7 - Submission of Fraudulent Data to a Peer-Review Journal: What is the Role of the Lab Head/Mentor?, Pages 93-110 Chapter 8 - Plagiarism versus Data Shared between Junior and Senior Investigators, Pages 111-120 Chapter 9 - Misappropriation and Use of Data from a Multisite and Multi-investigator Study, Pages 121-128 Chapter 10 - Determining the Extent of Data Fabrication Following an Apparent Single Incident, Pages 129-137 Chapter 11 - Anonymous Allegations of Scientific Misconduct, Pages 139-146 Chapter 12 - Management of Research Integrity within Academic Medical Centers: A Summary and Suggested “Best Practices”, Pages 147-170 Appendix 1 - Federal Policy on Research Misconduct1, Pages 171-175 Appendix 2 - Lifespan System-wide Policy, Pages 177-193 Appendix 3 - Policies and Procedures for Dealing with Allegations of Academic Misconduct at Yale University, Pages 195-203 Index, Pages 205-207

• Addresses complex issues with scientific research misconduct throughout the biomedical community by providing real life examples to underscore the serious nature of these misconduct issues, thereby motivating programs to provide appropriate corrective actions
• Highlights this complexity in 8 completely anonymous case studies, with full explication of details followed by a full dissection and discussion
• Reviews the current regulations and policies that guide the management of scientific integrity
• Concludes with a section authored by the Federal Court Judge with special expertise and interest in the intersection between rapid advances in biological sciences and the conduct of criminal court cases

The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers discusses the impact scientific misconduct has in eight complex case studies. Authors look at multifaceted mixtures of improper behavior, poor communication, cultural issues, adverse medical/health issues, interpersonal problems and misunderstandings to illustrate the challenge of identifying and managing what went wrong and how current policies have led to the establishment of quasi legal processes within academic institutions. The book reviews the current global regulations and concludes with a section authored by a US federal court judge who provides his perspective on the adequacy of current regulations and policies. -- Source other than Library of Congress __The Management of Scientific Integrity within Academic Medical Centers__ discusses the impact scientific misconduct has in eight complex case studies. Authors look at multifaceted mixtures of improper behavior, poor communication, cultural issues, adverse medical/health issues, interpersonal problems and misunderstandings to illustrate the challenge of identifying and managing what went wrong and how current policies have led to the establishment of quasi legal processes within academic institutions. The book reviews the current global regulations and concludes with a section authored by a US federal court judge who provides his perspective on the adequacy of current regulations and policies.