Re: Job of a research administrator Morgan, Jennifer 15 Apr 1999 12:17 EST

I believe Howie's case-studies just about sum it up...
For our records, Howie, care to give more detailed reference.  Perhaps Sally
could use it to scare a little honesty into her wayward investigators.  I'd
also like to have it in my little arsenal of training back-up documents.
-Jennifer

Jennifer Morgan, M.H.A.
Director, Office of Grants and Contracts
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Systems
3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA  15213
Voice:  412-624-0743  Fax:  412-624-0714

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard M. Kaplan [mailto:xxxxxx@GASOU.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:57 PM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: Re: Job of a research administrator
>
>
> I am writing to reinforce the responses of those who
> indicated that they
> don't take lightly the issues raised by Sally Eckert-Tilotta.
>  As we are so
> often reminded by the Public Health Service's Office of
> Research Integrity
> (ORI), the "Responsibilities of...Awardee Institutions for
> the Responsible
> Conduct of Research" include explicit stipulations regarding
> issues/allegations for which our institutions SHALL be held
> accountable
> when we accept PHS (and other agency) funding.
>
> The kicker is that we - i.e., we Research Administrators and other
> institutional representatives who "sign off" on proposals - shall be
> equally liable for scientific misconduct or ethical impropriety in the
> proposals we submit; whether or not they are funded.  It only
> took one ORI
> report on "Findings of Scientific Misconduct" to convince me that the
> potential for disaster can be found in virtually any activity
> associated
> with both federally funded research and applications/proposals for
> federally funded research.
>
> Here's just one of many ORI Reports worth quoting:  "Notice
> is hereby given
> that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has made final findings of
> scientific misconduct in the following cases: (1) ...based on an
> investigation conducted by X University, ORI found that XY,
> Ph.D. committed
> scientific misconduct by submitting a false letter of
> collaboration in an
> unfunded application to the Public Health Service (PHS).  Letters of
> collaboration are a significant factor in the evaluation of
> applications.
> ...  (2) ORI found that YX, Ph.D., Y University, committed scientific
> misconduct by falsifying three letters of recommendation
> submitted with and
> in support of a FIRST Award application to the Public Health Service
> (PHS)."  [NIH GUIDE, Vol. 25, No. 1, January 26, 1996; P. T. 34]
>
> Happy Tax Day (a.k.a. Cover-Your-Accountability Day)!
>
> Howie Kaplan
>
> At 08:16 AM 4/15/1999 -0600, you wrote:
> >We're having a debate here as to the responsibilities of a research
> >administrator.  I would appreciate input from the list.
> >
> >Collaborative proposals get submitted involving a number of
> faculty/research
> >staff across various colleges and centers (but within the
> institution).
> We ask
> >for signatures from the PI, dept chairs, and the
> corresponding dean of the
> >college, and we try to get signatures from co-I (s) and
> corresponding dean(s)
> >(cooperation is spotty in some cases).  However, these proposals list
> >collaborators from the institution that are not co-I (s) and
> therefore
> there is
> >no indication that they have agreed to participate.
> >
> >We have had a group submit proposals naming collaborators
> who I found were
> >unaware of the existance of the proposal.  While technical
> discussions had
> >previously taken place, no definite commitment had been made.
> >
> >A situation has come up in which investigators (who I was under the
> impression
> >were not going to participate) are listed as collaborators
> on a proposal from
> >that same group.  Some in our office have said that it isn't
> our job to
> question
> >or confirm participants.  We have to believe those persons
> submitting the
> >proposal.
> >
> >With that long intro, my questions are:
> >
> >What are the practices at your institution on this?
> >Do you agree that it isn't our job?
> >Is it no big deal?
> >
> >
> >***************************************************
> >Sally Eckert-Tilotta, PhD, Assistant to the Director
> >Office of Research and Program Development
> >University of North Dakota
> >Grand Forks, ND  58202
> >email:  xxxxxx@mail.und.nodak.edu
> >tel:  701-777-2049
> >fax: 701-777-2504
> >
> >
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