A course on the Responsible Conduct of Research is being offered to all postdoctoral fellows at MUSC. The course will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. beginning on Oct. 12 and will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays for six consecutive weeks.

The format for the course will be informal discussions of case scenarios having to do scientific research ethics such as mentor-student-institution relationships, scientific record keeping, data ownership, intellectual property, authorship, plagiarism, peer review and confidentially, scientific misconduct, use of animals in research, use of humans in research, genetic technology, public money-private gain or for profit science, and whistleblower rights.

The is no cost for the course, but the course book, available through William Boggan, Ph.D., must be purchased at a cost of $15.50 and can be paid with a check or IIT made out to the College of Graduate Studies.

For more information or to register, call Boggan at 792-5222.