Ethics in research question

[S. A. Modena]

In article <hines.745636749 at cgl.ucsf.edu> hines at socrates.ucsf.edu (Wade Hines) writes:
>ogil at quads.uchicago.edu (Brian W. Ogilvie) writes:
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>The principal job of a principal investigator is to raise funds.
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The way to "fix" this situation is to have a place on the grant form
and on the publication titled: Principle Fundraiser 

>If they have lots of money, then they can do research. If they can't
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>get money, then they can try to do research but the main job is to
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Probably a correct prioritization of the pecking order that operates.
It may very well be that there is an *excess* of scientifically brilliant
minds and a *deficit* of successful *business/political* minds.


>raise funds and if this means smoozing with congresspersons, so
>bit[e] it.

>As to names on papers, it is fair for a PI to add their name if
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>they wrote the grant which funded the work because they conceived
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>of the project. Still, there are many cases where this is abused.
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>--Wade

CONCEPT papers should be published in *conceptual* journals and *research*
reports be published where they traditionally are.

You say there is no market for concept journals...well that settles that
question.  :^)

In private enterprise the *company* (stockholders as represented by the
CEO) "own" the fruits of research and development.  Though patents and
copyrights can only be assigned to warmbodies, *assignment* clauses of
personnel contracts take care of who *really* owns intellectual properties.
But at least the *reassignment* is *clearly* seperated so that there is no
ambiguity about inspirational contribution and financial contribution.

steve   nmodena at unity.ncsu.edu

Steve   nmodena at unity.ncsu.edu