Ethics in Biology and Chemistry
Shaun Taylor6/11/14
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
https://nationalethicscenter.org/login Situational ethics- What would you do?- Role playing, video
simulations
MacroethicsLarge-scale, societal, environmental,
planetary issuesValues 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
https://www.citiprogram.org/ The Hastings Center
http://www.thehastingscenter.org/
The power of role plays / scenarios Whistleblowing
https://sites.google.com/a/uw.edu/rcr-video/test/introduction-1
NIH supplements http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/Genetic/activities/activity5.htm
American Chemical Society ACShttp://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/committees/ethics/ethics-case-studies.html
National Society of Professional Engineers- NCPE- Ethical Review Caseshttp://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/ethics-resources/board-of-ethical-review-cases