ASPB News Bioethics Imperative

Dina Mandoli’s columns are from issues of the ASPB News. Links to supporting material not included in the printed newsletter are provided at the bottom of each column.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008, PAGE 15
The Bioethics Imperative XXXVI
The Close of TBI

JULY/AUGUST 2008, PAGE 29
The Bioethics Imperative XXXV
Gender Discrimination Cases from NSF

MAY/JUNE 2008, PAGE 13
The Bioethics Imperative XXXIV
Sexual Harassment Cases from NSF

MARCH/APRIL 2008, PAGE 19
The Bioethics Imperative XXXIII
Sexual Harassment Cases from NSF

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007, PAGE 19
The Bioethics Imperative XXXII
Does Gender Matter?

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007, PAGE 37
The Bioethics Imperative XXXI
Does Gender Matter?

JULY/AUGUST 2007, PAGE 13
The Bioethics Imperative XXX
Snowballs! Cases Made Worse by Subsequent Actions

MAY/JUNE 2007, PAGE 10
The Bioethics Imperative XXIX
Snowballs! Cases Made Worse by Subsequent Actions

MARCH/APRIL 2007, PAGE 7
The Bioethics Imperative XXVIII
Hybrids: Cases That Involve More Than One Type of Allegation

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007, PAGE 17
The Bioethics Imperative XXVII
Faculty Effort Certifications in a Sea of Change: Unsettled Issues in Current Compliance Practices

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006, PAGE 16
The Bioethics Imperative XXVI
Faculty Effort Certifications in a Sea of Change: Unsettled Issues in Current Compliance Practices

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006, PAGE 38
The Bioethics Imperative XXV
Faculty Effort Certifications in a Sea of Change: Unsettled Issues in Current Compliance Practices

JULY/AUGUST 2006, PAGE 11
The Bioethics Imperative XXIV
Faculty Effort Certifications in a Sea of Change: Unsettled Issues in Current Compliance Practices

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006, PAGE 13
The Bioethics Imperative XXIII
An In-depth Look at Effort Certifications: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005, PAGE 13
The Bioethics Imperative XXII
The Investigative Process and Outcomes of Those Investigations

JULY/AUGUST 2005, PAGE 10
The Bioethics Imperative XXI
Flow of allegations through the OIG: A conversation with James Kroll

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005, PAGE 15
The Bioethics Imperative XX
Structure of the NSF Office of the Inspector General: An Interview with James Kroll

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004, PAGE 15
The Bioethics Imperative XIX
Consequences of Unethical Conduct, Part 2

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004, PAGE 23
The Bioethics Imperative XVIII
Consequences of Unethical Conduct, Part 1

MAY/JUNE 2004, PAGE 12
The Bioethics Imperative XVII
Integrating Ethics into Scientific Training

MARCH/APRIL 2004, PAGE 8
The Bioethics Imperative XVI
Ethics and the Literature: Citations III

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2004, page 9
The Bioethics Imperative XV
Ethics and the Literature: Citations III

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003, page 17
The Bioethics Imperative XIV
Ethics and the Literature: Citations II

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003, page 21
The Bioethics Imperative XIII
Ethics and the Literature: Citations

JULY/AUGUST 2003, page 13
The Bioethics Imperative XII
Ethics and Useful Letters of Reference

MAY/JUNE 2003, page 16
The Bioethics Imperative XI
Continued from The Bioethics Imperative X

MARCH/APRIL 2003, page 15
The Bioethics Imperative X
Continued from The Bioethics Imperative IX

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2003, page 11
The Bioethics Imperative IX

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002, PAGE 11
The Bioethics Imperative VIII

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2002, PAGE 27
The Bioethics Imperative VII

MAY/JUNE 2002. PAGE 9
The Bioethics Imperative VI

MARCH/APRIL 2002, PAGE 9
The Bioethics Imperative V

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2001, PAGE 7
The Bioethics Imperative IV

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001, PAGE 12
The Bioethics Imperative III

JULY/AUGUST 2001, PAGE 12
The Bioethics Imperative II

MAY/JUNE 2001, PAGE 5
The Bioethics Imperative

SUPPORTING MATERIALS:

Supplemental information

Letter from the Office of the Provost to all Faculty of the University of Washington – Faculty Effort Certification Process

Resources

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006, PAGE 15
Bioethics Conversation Starters – a list of online resources

Stories from others
Tamara Turner – librarian and editor, Seattle, September 2003

Supporting articles
“Women of UW” calendar pulled – The Seattle Times Company
Evolution Major Vanishes From Approved Federal List – NY Times
Article on issues in displaying gels in a publication – Nature Cell Biology
Harvard Prof Acknowledges Lifting Passages – AP News
2 Cases of Plagiarism, and an Explanation of Why the Practice Might Be Worth It – The Chronical of Higher Education
Adding women’s voices to debates over bioethics – The Seattle Times

Tips for discussing ethical issues
Ethical Decision Making Models (PDF) – Univ. of Washington High School Human Genome Project Ethics Curriculum Unit
Ethics: A Primer for Non-Ethicists (PDF) – The Genetic Resource
Strategies for Leading Discussions (PDF) – Tools for Teaching
Note to Students and Instructors (PDF) – Scientific Integrity: An Introductory Text with Cases, ASM Press
Authorship Cases (PDF) – Scientific Integrity: An Introductory Text with Cases, ASM Press

Letters of reference
Professor’s Snub of Creationists Prompts U.S. Inquiry – NY Times

Data mismanagement/handling
Data Handling Cases (PDF) – Indiana University

General sources of information on ethics and discussions of them
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, The School of Medicine 2001 Biomedical Research Integrity Series Questions and Answers (PDF)

Authorship links
“Butting heads: conflict resolution for postdocs, Part 1.” – Science Magazine
“Authorship Task Force.” – Council of Science Editors
“Ethics of Authorship: How should authorship be decided?” – Science Magazine

Conflicts of interest
Conflict of Interest Cases (PDF) – Scientific Integrity: An Introductory Text with Cases, ASM Press
Policies on Faculty Conflicts of Interest at US Universities –JAMA
Thyroid storm –JAMA
Medical Ethics collection of articles – New England Journal of Medicine
Bioethics for Clinicians series of articles (1996-98) – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Other Ethics collection of articles- British Medical Journal
Beyond Conflicts of Interest – British Medical Journal
Integrity in Science Internet Database – The Center for Science in the Public Interest
Assessing Faculty Financial Relationships With Industry. A Case Study – JAMA
Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research – JAMA
Conflict of Interest and the Public Trust – JAMA
Financial Interest and Its Disclosure in Scientific Publications – JAMA
Publication Bias and Research on Passive Smoking: Comparison of Published and Unpublished Studies – JAMA
Institutional Addiction to Tobacco – JAMA