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RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH

BIOCHEM/BMOLCHEM 701
Course Description

Introductory training in the practical aspects of being a graduate-level scientist and the professional standards and expectations of ethical researchers. Covers a wide variety of professional development topics, including choosing a research laboratory and a thesis mentor, transitioning to self-education, managing stress in graduate school, and the importance of diversity in science. Ethics topics include conflicts of interest, the protection of human subjects, the welfare of laboratory animals and workers, safe laboratory spaces, mentor and mentee responsibilities, collaborative research, peer review, data acquisition and data management practices, research misconduct, responsible authorship and publication, contemporary ethical issues in biomedical research, and the roles of responsible scientists in society. Covers all NIH-recommended topics for Responsible Conduct of Research, thus meeting the requirements for trainees involved in NIH-sponsored research programs.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
4

0.87% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.54% from Historical

A Rate
100%

1.08% from Historical

Class Size
11

-53.07% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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