NIH Moves to Protect Research Integrity

On August 23, NIH Director Collins issued a statement in response to concerns about "risks to the security of intellectual property and the integrity of peer review." Collins reminded investigators of their responsibilities to disclose all funding sources; protect the confidentiality of the intellectual property in grant applications; and not to divert the findings of U.S.-funded research to other countries. He also announced the establishment of a new working group to address these issues.