Researchers’ Roles in Responsible Conduct of Research

By Michele Garfinkel

Abstract

Why and how do scientists have to be responsible? Michele Garfinkel starts her lecture by presenting the scientific organization she is working for, EMBO. She first describes the “Science Policy Programme” developed at EMBO that examines concerns emerging from advances in scientific research, and then explains that the program helps strengthen research integrity by underlining conflicts of interest. Garfinkel defines what a conflict of interest is before giving examples of such conflicts. She finishes her lecture by talking about the scientific publishing system at EMBO, developing a few examples about accepted or refused scientific papers, and describing new approaches to improve scientific responsibilities.

Summary

00:00:10 – Introduction

00:02:10 – 1. Presentation of EMBO

00:08:12 – 2. Presentation of the EMBO’s “Science Policy Programme”
00:10:45 – 2.1. Governance
00:12:10 – 2.2. Why be responsible?
00:15:57 – 2.3. Responsible conduct of research
00:18:42 – 2.4. Research integrity

00:20:18 – 3. Conflicts of interest
00:21:40 – 3.1. Definition
00:23:00 – 3.2. Conflicts of interest in science
00:23:14 – 3.2.1. Financial
00:24:28 – 3.2.2. Personal
00:25:02 – 3.2.3. Professional
00:26:15 – 3.2.4. Scholarly
00:27:10 – 3.3. How common are conflicts of interest?
00:28:05 – 3.4. Example of Michel Aubier’s false testimony
00:29:20 – 3.5. Example of Jesse Gelsinger’s death
00:36:50 – 3.6. Conflicts of interest do matter

00:37:24 – 4. Publishing
00:38:25 – 4.1. Presentation of EMBO’s scientific publications
00:39:05 – 4.2. Core principles of EMBO’s publications
00:42:30 – 4.3. Problems related to scientific publishing
00:48:40 – 4.4. Examples : fraud or beautification?
00:55:55 – 4.5. EMBO’s pre-publication image screening
00:58:19 – 4.6. EMBO’s peer review system
01:07:20 – 4.7. Examples of scientific papers submitted to EMBO
01:13:20 – 4.7. New approaches

01:20:40 – Conclusion : our responsibilities