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World Conferences on Research Integrity

Planning Committee Members, Deputies, and Observers

The following people are recognised for the planning, organisation, and observation of the 1st World Conference on Research Integrity.



  • Dr. Jean-Pierre Alix, Ministry of Research & Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Paris
  • Professor Ligia Amâncio, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
  • Professor Ulrike Beisiegel, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
  • Dr. Christine Boesz, Inspector General, US National Science Foundation (NSF) / Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
  • Dr. Jacques Bordé, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Paris
  • Dr. Megan Davies, Head of MRC Cambridge Centre, UK Medical Research Council (MRC)
  • Professor Pieter Drenth, ALL European Academies (ALLEA)
  • Dr. Peggy Fischer, NSF’s Associate Inspector General, US National Science Foundation (NSF) / Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
  • Professor Yuko Furukawa, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
  • Professor Andrzej Gorski, Director Institute of Immunology & Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS)
  • Professor Manuel Heitor, Secretary of State, representing Minister José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology & Higher Education (MCTES)
  • Professor Isao Kiso, Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
  • Dr. Sabine Kleinert, Vice-Chair, Committee for Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • Dr. Nigel Lloyd, Executive Vice-President, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Dr. Harvey Marcovitch, Committee for Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • Dr. Stefan Michalowski, Global Science Forum Secretariat (OECD)
  • Professor Alex Quintanilha, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)
  • Dr. Sally Rockey, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda
  • Dr. Carla Alexandra Santos, Adviser to the Minister, Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology & Higher Education (MCTES)
  • Dr. Carthage Smith, Deputy Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU)
  • Dr. Andrew Stainthorpe, Director UK Panel for Research Integrity in Health & Biomedical Sciences, UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)
  • Dr. Jan Taplick, Programme Manager, on behalf of Professor Frank Gannon, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Dr. Frank Wells, Ethics Working Group, European Forum for Good Clinical Practice (EFGCP)
  • Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max-Planck-Institut (MPI) Heidelberg
  • Dr. Peteris Zilgalvis, DG Research, Science & Society, European Commission (EC)
  • Dr. Peter Tindemans, Conference Rapporteur