05-15-2020, 04:24 PM
I agree with you, which is why I wrote, "Potentially more problematic (if that is what was in those emails) is the funder directing the conduct of the study."
Agree that conflict of interest is an issue in the biomedical research field. And I agree that failure to disclose should be taken more seriously (and I believe that there are moves afoot to do that). The expectation is certainly there for disclosure, and I think everyone is starting to take failure to disclose more seriously. However, I just wanted to point out that it is not uncommon failures to disclose to go unnoticed, and even when they are noticed, often result in little more than a letter of mea culpa.
BC
Agree that conflict of interest is an issue in the biomedical research field. And I agree that failure to disclose should be taken more seriously (and I believe that there are moves afoot to do that). The expectation is certainly there for disclosure, and I think everyone is starting to take failure to disclose more seriously. However, I just wanted to point out that it is not uncommon failures to disclose to go unnoticed, and even when they are noticed, often result in little more than a letter of mea culpa.
BC