Research organizations need to effectively embrace regulatory change
By Brian Herman, David Strauss and Claudia Neuhauser, Published June 8, 2017 With every new congressional and presidential election, researchers must be prepared for change. New federal research priorities may be…
Is it time for a new model to fund science research in higher education?
Published on October 14, 2016 Linkedin By Brian Herman, and Claudia Neuhauser,. Published at theconversation.com, October 12, 2016 9.27pm EDT. The United States is at a crossroads with respect to many societal issues – think about…
Research ethics — a responsibility of the University and individuals alike Published on August 9, 2016
The University of Minnesota is a research university dedicated to the advancement of knowledge. Our research enterprise is premised on the idea that our faculty, staff and students will pursue…
Laying the Ethical Groundwork for Precision Medicine
By Brian Herman, Published on March 30, 2015, Featured in: Healthcare President Obama’s proposed Precision Medicine Initiative promises unprecedented support for the rapidly growing field of genome-based medical therapies. The initiative will fund research into developing…
The Troubling Case of the Languishing Post-Doc
By Brian Herman. Published on March 2, 2015 Biomedical researchers are training in healthy numbers, but many are finding that the transition from their first post-doctoral position to a lab of their…
University Research Undermined by Diminishing Federal Cost-Sharing
By Brian Herman, Published on January 26, 2015 The biomedical research we rely on for advances in medicine, whether it be vaccines or cures for life-threatening disease, depends upon sufficient funding. Without…