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The Bioethics Program is a part of the NIEHS' Ethics Program that provides educational, scholarly, and administrative support for research integrity at NIEHS. The Bioethics Program provides annual training in responsible conduct of research and sponsors workshops, seminars, and focus groups on ethical issues in environmental health research. The NIEHS' bioethicist,
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D
., works closely with the NIEHS Ethics Office, the NIEHS Institutional Review Board, the NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE), and the NIEHS Office of the Scientific Director to develop institutional policies that promote research integrity and compliance with federal research policies and regulations. Dr. Resnik conducts interdisciplinary research on ethical, legal, and social issues in environmental health research and provides consultations for researchers and administrators on bioethics issues, problems, and concerns.
What Is Ethics in Research & Why Is It Important
Research Ethics Timeline (1932 - Present)
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in Research Ethics
What is Bioethics
Bioethics
is the study of ethical, social, and legal issues that arise in biomedicine and biomedical research. Bioethics includes
medical ethics
, which focuses on issues in health care; research ethics, which focuses issues in the conduct of research;
environmental ethics
, which focuses on issues pertaining to the relationship between human activities and the environment, and
public health ethics
, which addresses ethical issues in public health. Bioethicists conduct research on ethical, social, and legal issues arising in biomedicine and biomedical research; teach courses and give seminars; help draft institutional policies; serve on ethics committees, and provide consultation and advice on ethical issues. Bioethicists work for academic institutions, hospitals and medical centers, government agencies, private corporations and foundations. Bioethicists usually have a graduate degree in bioethics or a related discipline, such as philosophy, law, medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, political science, biology, or theology.
April 28, 2021
Before, During, and After I Learned My PI Falsified Data
– A seminar given at NIEHS by Mary Allen, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Responsible Conduct of Research Coordinator, University of Colorado.
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D.
Bioethicist
Tel 984-287-4208
[email protected]
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Last Reviewed: December 31, 2025
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The Bioethics Program is a part of the NIEHS' Ethics Program that provides educational, scholarly, and administrative support for research integrity at NIEHS. The Bioethics Program provides annual training in responsible conduct of research and sponsors workshops, seminars, and focus groups on ethical issues in environmental health research. The NIEHS' bioethicist,
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D
., works closely with the NIEHS Ethics Office, the NIEHS Institutional Review Board, the NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE), and the NIEHS Office of the Scientific Director to develop institutional policies that promote research integrity and compliance with federal research policies and regulations. Dr. Resnik conducts interdisciplinary research on ethical, legal, and social issues in environmental health research and provides consultations for researchers and administrators on bioethics issues, problems, and concerns.
What Is Ethics in Research & Why Is It Important
Research Ethics Timeline (1932 - Present)
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in Research Ethics
What is Bioethics
Bioethics
is the study of ethical, social, and legal issues that arise in biomedicine and biomedical research. Bioethics includes
medical ethics
, which focuses on issues in health care; research ethics, which focuses issues in the conduct of research;
environmental ethics
, which focuses on issues pertaining to the relationship between human activities and the environment, and
public health ethics
, which addresses ethical issues in public health. Bioethicists conduct research on ethical, social, and legal issues arising in biomedicine and biomedical research; teach courses and give seminars; help draft institutional policies; serve on ethics committees, and provide consultation and advice on ethical issues. Bioethicists work for academic institutions, hospitals and medical centers, government agencies, private corporations and foundations. Bioethicists usually have a graduate degree in bioethics or a related discipline, such as philosophy, law, medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, political science, biology, or theology.
April 28, 2021
Before, During, and After I Learned My PI Falsified Data
– A seminar given at NIEHS by Mary Allen, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Responsible Conduct of Research Coordinator, University of Colorado.
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D.
Bioethicist
Tel 984-287-4208
[email protected]
Find Additional Scientific Resources
You found this resource. NIEHS has several other great resources to help scientists with their research.
Related Links
Ethics
Guidelines for the Conduct of Research
Back
to Top
Last Reviewed: December 31, 2025