The lecture, which is free and open to all UD faculty, staff and students who are involved in research, is co-sponsored by the University of Delaware Chapter of Sigma Xi and the Research and Graduate Studies Office.
During the presentation, Resnik will give an overview of research misconduct, including a review of several infamous cases, an examination of the federal definition of research misconduct, an exploration of some of the causes of misconduct, an overview of standard procedures for reporting and adjudicating misconduct and a discussion of strategies for preventing it.
Resnik coordinates several ethics programs at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. He helps develop institutional policies that promote research integrity and compliance with federal research policies and regulations and assists researchers and administrators with ethics issues and concerns. He also is vice chair of the NIEHS Institutional Review Board.
Additionally, Resnik conducts interdisciplinary research on ethical, legal and social issues in environmental health, spanning such areas as environmental toxicology, environmental genomics, public health, biotechnology, bioterrorism, HIV/AIDS, genetic testing, gene therapy, stem cell research, drug development, medical decision-making and scientific methodology.
Resnik holds master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from Concord University.
From 1990-98, he was on the faculty at the University of Wyoming, where he directed the Center for the Advancement of Ethics. From 1998-2004, he was a professor of medical humanities at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and associate director of the Bioethics Center and University Health Systems.
Resnik has published more than 100 articles on various topics in philosophy and bioethics and is the author of six books. He serves on several editorial boards and is an associate editor of the journal Accountability in Research.
Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi is an international society that promotes science, rewards research excellence and encourages cooperation among scientists in all fields. Scientists and engineers are elected to the society based on their research potential or achievements. The society has nearly 60,000 active members and more than 500 chapters around the world at colleges and universities, industrial research centers and government labs.
For more information about the lecture, contact Sheila Boulden, Department of Chemical Engineering, at (302) 831-4500 or [sboulden@udel.edu].
From 1:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, Resnik will be in 240 Colburn Lab for open discussion with anyone who is interested in meeting with him.
Article by Tracey Bryant
