On Being a Scientist

CONTENTS

• Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research 1-3
• Advising and Mentoring 4-7
• The Treatment of Data 8-11
• Mistakes and Negligence 12-14
• Research Misconduct 15-18
• Responding to Suspected Violations of Professional Standards 19-23
• Human Participants and Animal Subjects in Research 24-27
• Laboratory Safety in Research 28
• Sharing of Research Results 29-34
• Authorship and the Allocation of Credit 35-38
• Intellectual Property 39-42
• Competing Interests, Commitments, and Values 43-47
• The Researcher in Society 48-50
• Appendix: Discussion of Case Studies 51-56
• Additional Resources