All of the events scheduled here may be applied towards the FHCRC Research Ethics Education Requirement. For previous events, see the Events Archive.

Find the appropriate link for each lecture at the bottom of the page. For FHCRC credit, email Lee Strucker with the lecture(s) you viewed.

Fall Lecture, "Practicing on the Tip of an Information Iceberg? Evidence of Underpublication of Registered Clinical Trials in Oncology," December 3, Pelton Auditorium, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Speaker: John F. Scoggins, PhD., MS, Senior Research Fellow, Public Health Sciences Division.

Winter Lecture, "Making Clinical Trials Count for Everyone: Patient Perspectives," February 20, 2009, Pelton Auditorium, noon to 1:00 p.m. Speaker: Deborah Collyar, President, Patient Advocates In Research (PAIR).

Ethics Forum for Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students
This informal forum meets every month for a light breakfast and a discussion of ethical issues of interest to attendees. For more information and the date of the next meeting, contact Lee Strucker, lstrucke@fhcrc.org or (206) 667-1247.

Online Course — FHCRC currently uses Columbia University's Responsible Conduct of Research Courses. Five modules, Conflicts of Interest, Mentoring, Responsible Authorship and Peer Review, Research Misconduct, and Data Acquisition and Management are currently available. This web-based program is funded by the Office of Research Integrity.

Videos and DVDs of research ethics education lectures -- These are available on reserve in the Arnold Library and can be checked out for 24 hours. Credit for viewing can only be received for lectures that trainees did not attend in person.

Human Subjects Training — Training in the conduct of human subjects research is required for all key personnel responsible for the design and conduct of research involving human subjects. Training is available online or in person and is open to all FHCRC staff.

Research Involving Animals — Training in the use of animals in research is available through the FHCRC Institutional Review Office.