Links and Resources
Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA has an annual meeting in the summer; please request to be added to their discussion forum)
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Cornell's Laboratory Safety Manual and Chemical Hygiene Plan offers links to training, obligations of the PI or lab manager and examples of Standard Operating Procedures.
DIA-for those interested in regulatory affairs
Environmental Health and Safety Association of New York, Inc. (SEHSA)
Biotech Primer's compendium of drug development acronyms
FDA's acronym database
FDA GUIDEBOOK compiled by the New York State Science & Technology Law Center
FDA's Internship and Fellowship opportunity listing
Go-Gov: Guidance on how to find a job in the Federal Government
Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Research Integrity has very interesting real misconduct case studies and an interactive video where you can role-play to affect the outcome based on which decisions you make in that character role
MedTech's regulatory member blogs help you stay abreast of all things regulatory in the bioscience and medical technology fields
National Biosafety & Biocontainment Program (NIH)
Price Waterhouse Cooper's Governance, Risk and Compliance consulting services
Strategy& helps life sciences clients who need to hire those with more interdisciplinary academic training
TechnologyEd offers online courses in the regulatory environment and more
Watson School of Engineering & Applied Science, Binghamton University Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Training
Responsible Conduct of Research
Cornell policies on academic integrity
Additional information on responsible conduct of research can be found at Cornell’s Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA) which comprises compliance, ethics and safety at the university.
Plagiarism in Research- Resources and Reading Materials
Take the Plagiarism Quiz
Cornell tools and resources
- Tutorial and helpful tools specific to Cornell policies and practices on how to avoid plagiarism
- Cornell’s copyright information center
- Tips for TAs and students on how to detect and avoid plagiarism
- Cornell Library resources for managing references
- Cornell libraries including the Vet School library and Mann library occasionally offer workshops on citations and how to avoid plagiarism. Consult a librarian if you have a question about a specific case, or explore workshop options here.
Online video resources
NIH resources
- A guide to ethical writing
- NIH ORI’s policy on plagiarism
- Confirmed cases of plagiarism and other research misconduct in NIH funded research
NSF and Plagiarism
- NSF cites plagiarism as a serious concern in submitted proposals
- NSF on tools and technology used to detect plagiarism
- An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Plagiarism in NSF grant proposals
The information above was compiled for the 4th Annual Winter Symposium on Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).
If you suspect research misconduct, you can reach out to your:
- Director of Graduate Studies of your field
- Department Chair
- Office of Research Integrity and Assurance
- Dr. Jan Allen, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Cornell Graduate School
- University Ombudsman
- Dean of University Faculty
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Courses
BIOMI 3940 Applied and Food Microbiology
BEE 3650 Properties of Biological Materials
BEE 4270 Water Measurement and Analysis Methods
BEE 4500 Bioinstrumentation
BEE 4590 Biosensors and Bioanalytical Techniques
BEE 6200 Approaches to Analytical Characterization of Biological Macromolecules
BEE 7540 Water Management in an Era of Growing Water Scarcity
BME 5030 Electronic Bioinstrumentation
CEE 5970 Risk Analysis and Management
CHEME 4130 Introduction to Nuclear Science and Engineering
COMM 5660 Science Communication Workshop
COMM 6660 Public Engagement in Science
COMM 6860 Risk Communication
COMM 6760 Public Health Communication
ECON 4380 Economics of Public Health
FDSC 3960 Food Safety Assurance
GOVT 4711 The Dark Side of Biology: Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and Biocriminality
HE 6010 Public Administration
SHUM 4861 Studies in Biorisk Media
SYSEN 5300 - Systems Engineering & Six Sigma for the Design & Operation of Reliable Systems (cross-listed as MAE 5930 or SYSEN 5100 for distance learning)
TOX 3070 Pesticides, the Environment and Human Health
TOX 4900 Toxicology of Insecticides
TOX 6110 Molecular Toxicology
Environmental Health & Safety course listing (over 150) for example:
1776 EHS How to Write a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Online
TechnologyEd offers online certification courses in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance (QA) and Regulatory Affairs and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) among others
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Reach out to Cornell affiliated recipients of this 2 year service learning fellowship for disease detectives. EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks, identify the cause, rapidly implement control measures, and collect evidence to recommend preventive actions.
Patrick Ayscue DVM'12 (also postdoctoral alumnus on NIH Kirchstein, Mirzayan STPF'13); Sr. Biosecurity Fellow
Cheri Grigg DVM'12 (also ORISE Fellow); Sr. Epidemiologist, Team Lead, CDC
Camille Elyse Jones PhD'23
Scarlett Lee PhD'22 DVM'17
Haillie (Crockett) Meek BA'15 is EIS Officer for New York State
Cynthia Ogden PhD CRP & Nutrition, CDC Epidemiologist and Branch Chief
Amanda Wilkinson PhD'15 Epidemiologist at CDC