• From the Vice Provost for Research
• Research Ethics Multimedia
• Additional Reading on Ethics in Research

"Agreement compacts" for working in a research laboratory

• Here is a collection of research mentoring compacts (agreements) from a variety of sources.  A written agreement can prevent many problems.   Feel free to adopt these research mentoring compacts to suit your situation!

People at IIT Who Can Help With Research Ethics

• Patrick Corrigan, Chair of Institutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects, corrigan@iit.edu or 312.567.6751
• Todd Diel, Chair of Institutional Biosafety Committee, diel@iit.edu or 708.563.8190
• Chairperson, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, iacuc@iit.edu
• Ron Landis, Research Integrity Officer, rlandis@iit.edu or 312.567.6467

Outside Resources for Ethics

• The Office of Research Integrity (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Online Ethics Center, from the National Academy of Engineering; contains materials on a multitude of subjects for all disciplines funded by NSF.
• Resources for Research Ethics Education
• NC State University Resource Guide in Research Ethics
• Ethics in Science Page, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
• Protecting Human Research Participants, a training course from the NIH Office of Extramural Research