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研究 Compliance

马塞诸斯州大学波士顿’s research compliance activities rest on the joint efforts of investigators, 支持人员, 研究参与者, 和社区, as well as collaboration among departmental, 大学, 中心单元.

The university’s goal is to provide information, 支持, and administrative systems necessary to ensure compliance with regulations and policies governing research in the most efficient and effective manner possible. The compliance program is designed to be proactive, 透明的, and integrated to such an extent that potential issues are identified and mitigated without compromising the conduct of research.

研究 Compliance contributes to a culture of research excellence at 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 by ensuring compliance with federal, 状态, and local regulations related to research activities, creating and 支持ing an environment that promotes the ethical and responsible conduct of research, and developing training and educational resources that promote responsible conduct and integrity in research. 

Because the University takes this obligation seriously, we have continued to provide various mechanisms within the University to assist and encourage employees and students to come forward in good faith with reports or concerns about suspected research compliance issues, without fear of reprisal or retaliation. This hotline accepts reports via the internet and assures anonymity during the report intake process when requested.

Click here to submit: Concerning 研究 Practices Reporting Form to the Office of 研究 & 赞助项目

Types of 研究 Misconduct
研究 Misconduct Type 描述
动物研究 Unethical use of Animal Subjects in 研究
Conflict of Interest in 研究 A situation in which a person or a family member has a financial interest or non-financial interest that may compromise, or provide the incentive to compromise, the behavior in the conduct of the person's (1) duties at the institution, (2) influence on decisions that the institution may take, or (3) influence over his or her associates outside the institution.
出口控制 Violation of Federal 出口控制 Law. - transfers of controlled information, 包括 technical data, to persons and entities outside the United States; - shipment of controlled physical items, such as scientific equipment, that require export licenses from the United States to a foreign country; - verbal, 写, 电子, or visual disclosures of controlled scientific and technical information related to export controlled items to foreign nationals (“deemed exports”), even when it occurs within the United States; and - travel to certain sanctioned or embargoed countries for purposes of teaching or performing research.
人类被试 研究  Unethical use of 人类被试 in 研究
Intellectual Property Infringement, or Disclosure Any unauthorized or inappropriate use, 盗用, or disclosure of confidential information (in any form) or intellectual property belonging to the institution or any institution's customer, 供应商, or business partner, 包括, 但不限于, any intellectual property protected under any U.S. or other laws relating to copyrights, patents or trade secrets. 
实验室安全 - 生物安全 Issues - Mishandling of Chemicals or Radioactive Isotopes -Occupational 健康 & 安全 Concerns - OSHA Violations
Misuse of Federal Grants Unallowable or questionable expenditures or cost transfers to government grants, 合同, 或协议. Any expenditures or cost transfers that may be in violation of OMB Circular A-21. 
研究 Misconduct 制造, 伪造, 剽窃, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the research/scientific community for proposing, 进行, or reporting research. 
安全 Violations – HIPAA, Data 安全 Violation of protected health information privacy or security rules. (HIPAA, FERPA, COPPA, Data Breach)
Controlled Substances Use in 研究  Drugs or chemicals whose possession and use are regulated under the United States Controlled Substances Act(CSA). 美国.S. Drug Enforcement 政府 (DEA) administers the federal law.