Ethics Podcasts In Research

The reproducibility of research findings is a crucial component of research practice for the simple reason that if findings cannot be reproduced, it might be an indication that they are not reliable. Science is a collective enterprise where researchers must be able to trust the integrity of each other’s work in order to advance their respective fields of inquiry. In January 2014, Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the principal deputy director, wrote that: A growing chorus of concern, from scientists and laypeople, contends that the complex system for ensuring the reproducibility of biomedical research is failing and is in need of restructuring. As leaders of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), we share this concern and here explore some of the significant interventions that we are planning. (http://www.nature.com/news/policy-nih...) This podcast discusses some of the concerns about data reproducibility and offers recommendations for reme

This podcast examines a number of significant issues in the research mentor-mentee relationship including: · The primary objective of the relationship · The primary ethical feature of the advisor/mentor’s responsibility or role · Positive and negative mentor traits · Issues of concern in the mentor-mentee relationship · A curriculum for mentors · A skill set for mentees · Ways an institution can support positive mentor-mentee relationships Participants: - John Banja, PhD, Professor at the Center for Ethics at Emory University and Director of the Ethics Program of the ACTSI; - Jason Borenstein, PhD, Director of the Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology; - Mary Delong, PhD, Assistant Dean: Office of Postdoctoral Education; Director: Post-Doctoral Ethics Course, Emory University School of Medicine

This podcast examines a number of significant issues in the research mentor-mentee relationship including: · The primary objective of the relationship · The primary ethical feature of the advisor/mentor’s responsibility or role · Positive and negative mentor traits · Issues of concern in the mentor-mentee relationship · A curriculum for mentors · A skill set for mentees · Ways an institution can support positive mentor-mentee relationships Participants: - John Banja, PhD, Professor at the Center for Ethics at Emory University and Director of the Ethics Program of the ACTSI; - Jason Borenstein, PhD, Director of the Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology; - Mary Delong, PhD, Assistant Dean: Office of Postdoctoral Education; Director: Post-Doctoral Ethics Course, Emory University School of Medicine