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Barking up the wrong tree? Industry funding of academic research

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This case raises ethical issues involving conflicts of interest arising from industrial funding of academic research; ethical responsibilities of laboratories to funding agencies; ethical responsibilities in the management of a research lab; ethical considerations in appropriate research design; communication in a research group; communication between advisor and graduate student; responsibilities of researchers for the environment; misrepresentation or withholding of scientific results.

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  1. Duke University, USA

    Gloria Ferrell

  2. Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

    Vivian Weil

  3. University of Miami, USA

    Tristan J. Fiedler

  4. Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 618 East Third Street, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Brian Schrag Ph.D. (Executive Secretary)

  5. Duke University, USA

    Gloria Ferrell

  6. Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

    Vivian Weil

  7. NIEHS Marine & Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, USA

    Tristan J. Fiedler

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Schrag, B., Ferrell, G., Weil, V. et al. Barking up the wrong tree? Industry funding of academic research. SCI ENG ETHICS 9, 569–582 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-003-0050-9

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