Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance, Hyderabad
Established in 2008, the mandate of The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance is to fund outstanding scientists to launch, establish and lead their independent biomedical research careers in India. Our applicants and Fellows come from varying levels of experience & training and diverse institutional and geographical backgrounds from around the world. One can therefore deduce that our applicants would have different degrees of exposure and sensitivity to the concept of research integrity - performing world class research bound by international norms and practices. Some of the ethical issues that caught our attention include plagiarism, partial or non-disclosure, authorship, conflicts-of-interest, animal and human research. The talk will expand on some of these issues, underlying motivations, and the efforts India Alliance has taken up or intends to in ensuring research ethics of the highest standard are upheld by the India Alliance Fellows and Host Institutions.