Dear John,
I'll be the last person in the world to make you cry. Thank you so very
much for that information. Coming from one who is knowledgable and
astute I find your information to be deemed more and most accurate.
Thank you.
God Bless
marty auslander
John wrote:
>
> Dear Marty and Family,
>
> Disclosure of financial interests in reporting research findings has been
> the standard of mostly all reputable journals. Researchers are REQUIRED
> by regulation to report ANY interests in private companies...wheather
> personal or family. A decision is then made by the research orginization
> to permit the researcher to proceed with a project, divest
> himself/herself from the private company, or assign it to some one else,
> or create some level of review and supervision to assure the integrety of
> the work.
>
> Misconduct and Conflict of Interest regulations have been in force in the
> United States for about eight years now and have been refined and
> strengthened over the years. These regulations are not just a "paper
> cover". About a scientist a week is found to be in violation and is
> bared from Federal Funding for three to five years. These proceedings
> are circulated among the research community and there is a listing
> maintained by the Feds of those found guilty of misconduct. Anyone
> interested can go to http://silk.nih.gov/public/cbzlbje.@www.orilist.html
>
> The research in the United States is some of the finest in the world
> because of the oversite and controls that have been put in place. True,
> it may move slower than some would like...it does move forward however
> and the results are reliable and solid for the most part. I think that,
> to suggest that solutions to disease are being withheld because of some
> monitary gain is ludicrous...a scientist stands to be rewarded richly for
> discoveries both professionally and financially!
>
> Just some thoughts on a subject that I've seen jabs taken at from time to
> time...thoughts from someone working in the research environment. I'm
> wide open to rebutals, thoughts, comments...but no criticism - I cry
> easely ;+)
>
> God Bless
> John
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