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Our Values
Ethics and Integrity in Research
As a nonprofit biomedical research institution,
The Wistar Institute is committed to conducting basic research to
benefit society and to training the next generation of scientists.
Integrity in research is essential to expanding our knowledge of
the basic biological processes fundamental to life. All faculty,
staff, trainees, and students involved in research at The Wistar
Institute are required to maintain the highest standards of ethical
conduct in research and to adhere to the rules and regulations of
federal agencies governing biomedical research. Faculty and senior
research staff are expected to serve as mentors to trainees and
students, teaching them the standards of ethical practice in research.
Elements of integrity in research include intellectual honesty in
conducting and reporting research, maintenance of accurate research
records and results, proper allocation of credit among co-authors
of studies, fairness in peer review, openness in communications
and sharing of resources, transparency in potential conflicts of
interest, humane care of animals in the conduct of research, and
protection of human subjects in the conduct of research.
Related Links
Office of Research Integrity
Department of Health and Human Services
http://ori.dhhs.gov/
Office for Human Research Protections
Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
"Integrity in Scientific Research"
National Academy Press
http://search.nap.edu/books/0309084792/html/
"On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct
in Research"
National Academy of Sciences
http://search.nap.edu/html/obas/
"Responsible Science"
National Academy Press
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309047315/html/index.html
Historical Documents
The Belmont Report (U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare)
http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm
The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm
The Nuremberg Code- Directives for Human Experimentation
http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/nuremberg.html
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