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World Conferences on Research Integrity

The Lancet-WCRIF Foundation Commission on Research Integrity

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The Lancet–World Conferences on Research Integrity Foundation Commission on Research Integrity

Purpose

The Lancet–World Conferences on Research Integrity Foundation Commission on Research Integrity aims to address critical issues related to research integrity and to offer actionable evidence-based policy advice to relevant stakeholders, as was explained in the announcement of the Commission in the Lancet. The Commission exists of 25 leading research integrity experts, carefully chosen to balance disciplinary, stakeholder, career stage, gender and geographical diversity. All members of the Commission will actively participate in working groups which will critically examine the available evidence, contribute to the overall narrative, and formulate recommendations aimed to achieve transformational change. The final report will be fully published in the Lancet.

Co-chairs

Sabine Kleinert

Sabine Kleinert is Deputy Editor at The Lancet and Research Integrity and Risk Management Lead for The Lancet Group of journals.

Mai Har Sham

Mai Har Sham

Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Research)

Professor Sham is a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences.

Lex Bouter

Lex Bouter

Emeritus Professor of Methodology and Integrity

Lex Bouter is Professor Emeritus of Methodology and Integrity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University Medical Centers.

Members

Anna Balkina

Anna Abalkina

Anna is a research fellow at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Carmen Penido

Carmen Penido

Carmen is a researcher at the Centre for Technological Development in Health/Institute of Drug Technology, at Fiocruz, Brazil.

Chien Chou

Chien Chou

Chien is Chair Professor, Senior Vice President, and Chief Ethics Officer at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Chris Graf

Chris Graf

Research Integrity Director at Springer Nature

Chris Graf is the Research Integrity Director at Springer Nature and Chair of the World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation Governing Board.

De Ming Chau

De Ming Chau

Senior Lecturer

De-Ming is a senior lecturer from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Gowri Gopalakrishna

Gowri Gopalakrishna

Gowri is an epidemiologist and public health scientist with expertise in research integrity, open science, and responsible conduct of research.

Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer is Director of Biobanking-New South Wales Health, and Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Jonas Åkerman

Jonas Ackerman

Jonas Åkerman is Research Integrity and Ethics Coordinator at Stockholm University (Office of Research, Engagement and Innovation Services).

Jonathan Soeharno

Jonathan Soeharno

Jonathan is full professor of administration of justice and legal philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.

Julia Priess-Buchheit

Julia Priess-Buchheit

Julia leads the Zentrum für Konstruktive Erziehungswissenschaft (Centre for Constructive Educational Science) and conducts research at Kiel Universit…

Klaas Sijtsma

Klaas Sijtsma

Klaas is the co-chair of the Committee on Research Integrity of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Li Tang

Li Tang

Li is a Professor of Public Policy at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University in Shanghai, China

Limbanazo Matandika

Limbanazo Matandika

Limbanazo is a bioethicist and social scientist serving as Vice Chairperson Elect of the African Research Integrity Network.

Malcolm Macleod

Malcolm Macleod

Malcolm is Professor of Neurology and Translational Neurosciences and co-director of Edinburgh Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh.

Mohammad Hosseini

Mohammad Hosseini

Mohammad is an Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics and Informatics) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Noémie Aubert Bonn

Noémie Aubert Bonn

Noémie is a post-doctoral researcher who shares her time between the University of Manchester, Hasselt University (Belgium), and CultureBase Consulti…

Paula Saner

Paula Saner

Paula Saner is the Research Integrity Manager at the University of Cape Town’s Office of Research Integrity.

Rachael Gooberman-Hill

Rachael Gooberman-Hill

Rachael is Professor of Health and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, and Co-Chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity.

Renee Hoch

Renee Hoch

Renee is the Head of Publication Ethics at PLOS.

Serge Horbach

Serge Horbach

Serge is an assistant professor at the Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University, the Netherlands.

Tamarinde Haven

Tamarinde Haven

Tamarinde is an Assistant Professor in Research Methodology at Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Willie Koh

Willie Koh

Willie Koh is the Director of the Research Integrity & Ethics Office at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.