Scientific Integrity Award | Emory School of Medicine

2024 Winner Spotlight

Judith Fridovich-Keil Human Genetics

Dr. Judith Fridovich-Keil has had a career-long interest in ethics including ethical issues in her field of human genetics, scientific misconduct, and authorship ethics. She has been a key participant in the ethics courses for postdocs and junior faculty since its inception in 2009, facilitating sessions on principles and practices for responsible authorship. As a member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry editorial board, Dr. Fridovich-Keil led an important conversation on the ethics of authorship. She served on two separate School of Medicine faculty committees reviewing allegations of research misconduct against members of our scientific community, including chairing one committee. In 2023, Dr. Fridovich-Keil taught on the ethics of authorship in biomedical science for the Jones Program in Ethics at the Laney Graduate School and has led several “Blue Bag Ethics Seminars” at the School of Nursing on ethical issues in human genetics. Dr. Fridovich-Keil’s sustained and intensive engagement with issues of scientific integrity within the Emory community eminently qualifies her for this award.

Previous Awardees

2023

Michael Kuhar (pharmacology and chemical biology)

2022

Jeremy Boss, PhD (microbiology and immunology)

Nomination Process

The validity of research and other scholastic endeavors is based on an expectation of honesty and objectivity by the investigator. The EUSOM is committed to enhancing public trust in scientific methods and the research process by promoting this expectation, including by disseminating information on principles of integrity in science and best practices to avoid research misconduct. It also responds promptly and appropriately to alleged violations of this expectation in the EUSOM community.

One faculty member may be honored with the Scientific Integrity Award annually.

Deadline

Nominations are closed for 2023.

Eligibility

All faculty with a primary appointment in the EUSOM.

Nominations

Faculty will be nominated jointly by the EUSOM Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs Administration, along with the Director of the Emory University Office of Research Integrity and Compliance. The nominee is expected to have demonstrated an outstanding level of sustained contribution to the promotion of scientific integrity. Examples of outstanding contributions in the promotion of scientific integrity include:

Engagement in efforts to heighten awareness in the EUSOM community of the importance of scientific integrity to the missions of EUSOM
Participation in the development and delivery of training programs and or in the mentoring of learners and junior scientists with respect to the conduct of research with integrity
Service on ad hoc faculty committees charged with reviewing allegations of research misconduct against a member of the Emory community. Service as chair of such committees is especially valued
Service as an expert advisor to the EUSOM or Emory University in matters relating to scientific integrity and research misconduct
Initiation of innovative approaches to promoting principles of scientific integrity locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally
Contribution to academic literature and discourse on matters relating to scientific integrity and research misconduct

Submission

The nomination letter will be submitted directly to the Office of Faculty Academic Affairs and Professional Development at somfde@emory.edu.

Decision

Will be made by the School of Medicine Recognitions Committee and approved by the Dean.

Award

Recipients of the Emory School of Medicine Scientific Integrity Award will be announced and honored during the annual Celebration of Faculty Eminence.

Questions should be directed to the Office of Faculty Academic Affairs and Professional Development at somfde@emory.edu.