Ethics in Biology and Chemistry Shaun Taylor 6/11/14

Scientific Ethics Responsible conduct of research (RCR) required by NSF, institutions decides what this means for themselves Research integrity, honesty, non plagiarism, conflict of interest Norms of establishing first authors, attribution, Management of Intellectual property, ownership of lab notebooks, data, documenting discovery, patents and publishing, export control Confidentiality, disclosure, reviewer ethics Data sharing – collegiality Academic ethics- teaching, Basic training- Ethics Core CMDITR RCR modules Situational ethics- What would you do?- Role playing, video simulations

Macroethics Large-scale, societal, environmental, planetary issues Values and norms emerge through discipline or by government ◦ Green chemistry movement- anticipate environmental impact of production methods ◦ Cost versus safety in engineering ◦ Release of genetic modified, transgenic organisms ◦ Stem cells ◦ Social justice and environment

Unique to Biology Humane treatment of animals Human subjects- ◦ privacy and security ◦ benefit ◦ inclusion of underrepresented groups, ◦ Informed consent- protection of minors Institutional Review Board (IRB) Medical Ethics ◦ Access to, and rationing services ◦ Best clinical practice (BCP) Information Privacy and Security, HIPAA Biosafety and Biosecurity Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative CITI The Hastings Center

The power of role plays / scenarios Whistleblowing NIH supplements ivity5.htm ivity5.htm American Chemical Society ACS /ethics-case-studies.html National Society of Professional Engineers- NCPE- Ethical Review Cases review-cases