Center for the Study of Ethics and
Values in the Sciences
Director: Harold Kincaid, PhD
Established: 1998
The Center for the Study of Ethics and Values in the
Sciences was created to promote research, education, and public discussion of
ethical issues in science. Housed in the
Department of Philosophy and the
Center
Activities
The Center hosts a yearly international conference, at which
experts from a variety of fields make presentations on important ethical issues
in science. The Center has held a series
of high profile national conferences, including "Ethical Issues in
Clinical Trials," "Value Free Science: Ideal or Illusion," and
"Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research" with the
co-sponsorship of the NSF and Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. It has recently produced a video
entitled “In the Lab” on issues in mentoring and authorship funded by the ORI
and is currently producing a video on ethical issues in minority health
research.
The Center offers GRD 717, “Principles
of Scientific Integrity,” for graduate students as well as an ethics component
in UAB’s NIH-sponsored K30 Clinical Research Training Program.
For
additional information:
Director:
Email: Kincaid@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-4805
Administrator: Sarah Vollmer, PhD
Email: vollmer@uab.edu
Phone: 205-807-1129
Approved
by:
Date: May 1, 2008
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