Function description: Member of the international research integrity community and Governing Board of the World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation
Organisation: Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research, Canada
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Short teaser text: Susan was a cherished member of the international research integrity community
Full text: We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and distinguished colleague Susan Zimmerman on the 7th February 2023. Susan was a cherished member of the international research integrity community and the Governing Board of the World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation. Susan was visionary. She was a formidable champion for the responsible conduct of research in Canada and globally. She forged new paths for ensuring the integrity of research and promoting responsible practice. Susan was instrumental in shaping our international conferences and initiatives since the World Conference on Research Integrity in Montreal in 2013. A glimpse of her contributions is captured in our Oral History Project. Susan was an advocate for trustworthy research and this made a difference. She shifted the focus from investigating research misconduct to addressing breaches of research integrity, which was a pioneering means of ensuring trust and excellence in research. Susan was insightful and articulate. She could gracefully cut through swirls of discussion to get to the essence of ideas and arguments, and had a gift for shedding light on complex questions from various angles. At the same time, she was warm, compassionate, and witty. Susan’s friends from the World Conference on Research Integrity community have loving memories of being with her. Strolling along Copa Cabana in Rio de Janeiro, enjoying dinner in London, sharing ideas in Hong Kong, spotting kangaroos in Canberra, riding along canals in Amsterdam. We will miss her dearly.
Short teaser text: Dr. Ren Yi is the Director, Higher Degrees Research Office at Macquarie University, Australia
Full text: Dr. Ren Yi is currently working as the Director, Higher Degrees Research Office at the Macquarie University, Australia. He has been working in the Higher Education Sector in Australia for more than 10 years, including positions at the University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland, Victoria University and the University of Southern Queensland. Ren is actively involved with the research management profession. He is currently President of the Australasian Research Management Society as well as executive member of the Queensland Chapter. He is also an active member of the International Network of Research Management Societies. He has also been appointed to different research management committees by the Australia Research Council and by Universities Australia.
In 2009, Ren was awarded the Australian Endeavour Executive Award by Deputy Prime Minister Hon Julia Gillard. In the same year he also won an Award for Excellence 2009 from the Australasian Research Management Society for embedding research administration in a regional university. He has extensive experience as a researcher. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne in economic geography and international business. He currently holds an Australia Research Council Linkage Gant. Dr. Yi is currently a reviewer for the Academy of International Business and Australian Research Council.
Short teaser text: David Wright is Director of the Office of Research Integrity (ORI).
Full text: David Wright joined the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) as Director in January 2012. Before that he had a long academic career at Michigan State University where, most recently, he served as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Community Sustainability (previously CARRS) where he taught history of science and technology, and the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). Earlier, Wright served for eleven years as the University Intellectual Integrity Officer and the Assistant Vice President for Research Ethics and Standards at MSU in which dual capacity he was responsible for most research regulatory compliance at the University. He also served for twelve years as the Chair of the University Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (UCRIHS).
In 2001 Wright became an 'Expert Consultant' to ORI, working with both the Division of Investigation Oversight and the Division of Education and Integrity, where he helped design and implement the RIO Boot Camp program. He previously served as program officer for the Humanities, Science, and Technology Program at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Wright studied humanities at Princeton (A.B.) and at MSU (Ph.D.).
Short teaser text: Jan Taplick is Deputy Director of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Full text: Jan Taplick studied Biology at the University of Leipzig, Germany between 1990 and 1995. From 1995 to 1999, he undertook PhD studies in Biochemistry at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Vienna Biocenter, Austria.
In 2000, Jan undertook postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel under the supervision of Professor Moshe Oren in the field of tumor suppressor genes. He did this until 2002, when he became Fellowship Programme Manager at European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in Heidelberg, Germany. His responsibilities at EMBO are the co-ordination of both Long-Term and Short-Term Fellowship Schemes, a continued evaluation of the Fellowship Programme, co-ordination of the Fellows Network and organisation of Fellows Meetings at EMBL Heidelberg and in the USA. In recent years, he was also involved in the evaluation of European national research programmes. In 2008, he was appointed Deputy Director of EMBO.
Short teaser text: Carthage Smith is Deputy Executive Director of the International Council for Science.
Full text: Carthage Smith is Deputy Executive Director of the International Council for Science (ICSU), which is an international non-governmental organization, whose membership includes national science bodies (130) and international scientific unions (30). ICSU's mission is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society. Carthage has been at ICSU since 2001. Prior to moving to ICSU, he was head of the International Section at the Medical Research Council in the UK. Originally trained as a biochemist, his PhD and research background are in Neuroscience.
