ORI Updates

Sequestration Conference at Indiana University: March 30 - April 1, 2016
This conference addresses sequestration, a critical procedure in handling allegations of research misconduct. Research Integrity Officers, IT forensic experts, security officers, general counsel, and other institutional officials involved in research misconduct proceedings are encouraged to attend.

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to foster innovative approaches to empirical research on societal, organizational, group, and individual factors that affect, both positively and negatively, integrity in research. Integrity is defined as the use of honest and verifiable methods in proposing, performing, and evaluating research and reporting research results with particular attention to adherence to rules, regulations, guidelines, and commonly accepted professional codes or norms.

ORI seeks to support conferences to develop multi-disciplinary networks to build upon existing evidence-based research and stimulate innovative approaches to preventing research misconduct and promoting research integrity. 

ORI is seeking applicants with experience administering the Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct, 42 C.F.R. Part 93 or other federal research regulations. The position is within the Division of Education and Integrity with responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, developing and implementing activities and programs to teach the responsible conduct of research, promote research integrity, and to enable institutions to respond effectively to allegations of research misconduct.

The PHS Administrative Action posted against Steven Grant in the 12/14/15 Report was listed in error. There is no PHS administrative action against Dr. Grant. ORI sincerely apologizes for the error. 

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) announces the appointment of a new Director, Kathryn M. Partin, PhD.Dr. Partin hails from Colorado State University....

ORI Division Directors Speak about Handling Misconduct
(External Link) Listen to the online broadcast of Voice of America's (VOA) interview with ORI Division Directors Zoë Hammatt and Susan Garfinkel, @17:50.  Also interviewed are Arturo Casadevall and Robert Howarth.

ORI is pleased to have awarded two research grants and five conference grants through our Research on Research Integrity program.

Join the U.S. Health and Human Services team as the Director for the Office of Research Integrity.  Applications are being accepted until May 15, 2015.

Sign Up for the 2015 NIH Regional Seminar
The NIH Office of Extramural Research and the HHS Office for Human Research Protections are offering a full day workshop entitled "Getting through Human Research Reviews without Pain"Sign up on Wednesday, May 6th.   The NIH Regional Seminar will be held May 6 to May 9 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD.