This presentation on research integrity is given by Dr. Mike Lauer, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, in May 2019 at a conference on “The Role of Research Integrity in Promoting Excellence: Tools for Colleges and University Leaders” hosted by the DHHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI), Northwestern University, and the Council of Graduate Schools. The presentation uses case studies and addresses:
• How the vocabulary describing research misconduct is evolving: Over many decades we have been shocked by many stories of egregious fabrications, falsifications, and plagiarisms. Our focus has been on the inappropriate activities of individual scientists. Now there is increasing focus on how the research climate may contribute to misbehavior.
• The agency’s expectations regarding institutional steps to assure integrity
• Thoughts and recommendations of academic thought leaders
• The overarching importance of communication and information sharing: Enterprise-wide efforts involve appropriately framed and at times discrete approaches to gathering and sharing information.
• Institutional and government policies that might enhance integrity and excellence
