Graduate Programs in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry and
Structural Biology
Annual Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Update
NIH mandates require that RCR training of eight or more hours be carried out every four
years after initial formal training. Most of you will be carrying out this training for your students
for at least 2 hours per year as part of your lab meetings and face-to-face discussions. We need
to document this training. The consequences of not documenting this training at group meetings
is that students who are still here more than 4 years after receiving formal classwork based RCR
training in GRD 500 will have to repeat GRD 500 prior to graduation. Please fill out the
following form and return to the Biochemistry and Structural Biology or Molecular and
Cell Biology Office (Joann.Delucia-Conlon@stonybrook.edu).
Training received during academic year Sept. 20
to May 20
.
How many hours did you talk about these NIH mandated issues in your group meetings
or in other face-to-face contacts with students in your lab?
Total number of hours:
Please check the appropriate boxes for all covered topics:
Safety, including topics such as: Policies regarding human subjects, live vertebrate animal
subjects in research, and safe laboratory practices
Appropriate conduct in the laboratory, including topics such as: Research misconduct and
policies for handling misconduct. Data management, and analysis.
Appropriate interactions with colleagues including topics such as: Mentor/mentee
responsibilities and relationships; Data sharing and ownership. Collaborative research including
collaborations with industry; Responsible authorship and publication; Peer review; Conflicts of
interest – personal, professional, and financial.
Science and society including topic such as: contemporary ethical issues in biomedical
research, and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research
NAMES AND SIGNATURE:
Advisor Name
Student Name
Advisor Signature
Student Signature
Graduate Program Director Signature