http://ori.hhs.gov Office of Research Integrity en-us A toolkit for developing responsible conduct of research (RCR) programming that is responsive to the particular needs and concerns of postdocs has been created by the National Postdoctoral Association with ORI support to assist postdoc offices, postdoc associations, supervisors and mentors to meet the training needs of postdocs. http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/c.eoJMIWOBIrH/b.1423453/ 20080506133638 The National Postdoctoral Association, with support from ORI, is offering seed grant funding to support the development of responsible conduct of research (RCR) programming directed at postdocs. All postdoctoral offices and associations are strongly encouraged to apply. Research institutions that do not have an organization dedicated to serving postdocs are also strongly encouraged to apply. Up to 15 awards will be made. Submission deadline is June 13, 2008. http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/RCR_SeedGrants 20080507141914 Errami M, Garner H. A Tale of Two Citations. Nature 2008, 451: 397-399. Errami M, Hick JM, Fisher W, Trusty D, Wren JD, Long TC, Garner HR. Deja vu - A Study of Duplicate Citations in Medline. Bioinformatics Open Access, December l, 2007. http://ori.hhs.gov 20080205155238 The fifteenth annual workshop on teaching research ethics will be held at the Poynter Center, Indiana University from May 13-16, 2008. http://poynter.indiana.edu/tre/ 20080227095609 Former postdoc fabricated and falsified data in a grant application and a poster session. http://ori.hhs.gov/misconduct/cases/Bartsch.shtml 20080508171059 An ad hoc group of concerned scientists has declared May 2008 to be Cell Line Authentication Global Awareness Month to draw attention to the misidentification and cross-contamination of cell lines, a problem that has persisted for 45 years. Academic institutions, research institutes, and industrial labs worldwide are being asked to organize at least one activity for their members on cell authentication in May. http://cellid.cua.edu 20080215103720