Responsible Conduct for Research with Emphasis in Cancer Projects

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Through face to face discussions between the faculty offering the lectures and among the participating trainees, and through other active learning strategies this course will provide research ethics fundamental knowledge, skills, reflection experiences and challenges necessary for the students and cancer research trainees to conduct research in an ethical manner with animal and human subjects, as well as with collaborating colleagues and members of the scientific and academic communities. Topics to be addre ssed are: bioethical fundamental principles; the ethics of research; conflict of interest; policies regarding human subjects, live vertebrate animal subjects in research, and safe laboratory practices; mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships; collaborative research; peer review, data acquisition and laboratory tools; research misconduct, policies for handling misconduct and responsible management and sharing of authorship of research work and publications.