The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is committed to the implementation of a campus-wide compliance assurance program aimed at creating a "culture of compliance" throughout the institution. This includes distribution and easy access to written policies, procedures, and standards of conduct that promote adherence to the appropriate federal and state laws as well as program requirements of federal, state, local, and private funding agencies and sponsors.
DRI Policies and Procedures for Ethical Research
Ethics in research is the integrity in which the conduct of research through scientific advancement and knowledge is achieved.DRI Policies and Procedures for Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest are not necessarily unwarranted, unethical, or illegal, nor are they always avoidable, but may be the failure to disclose conflicts or potential conflicts that is unethical and may be illegal under state and/or federal law.On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
guide to values in science; conflicts of interest; publications and openness; allocation of credit; authorship practices; error and negligence; misconduct; and responding to violations"Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct"
Office of Research Integrity - US Department of Health and Human Services
federal policies relating to ethics, misconduct and handling violations
Detailed information on the use of animals in research.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees
Office of Animal Care and Use (OACU)
includes links to key animal care policies
Critical references that all persons involved in human subjects research should know.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Office of Human Subjects Research
NIH Regulations and Ethical Guidelines for Human Subjects Research
Belmont Report
Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research