U.S.-Sri Lanka International Workshop on the Responsible Conduct of Research, Kandy, Sri Lanka, December 15th-18th, 2010.

该奖项支持美国-斯里兰卡负责任研究行为国际研讨会（RCR），该研讨会将于2010年12月15日至18日在斯里兰卡康提与第五届亚洲生物技术与发展区域会议同时举行。第一次会议是由印度政府在印度生物技术部和教科文组织的支持下发起的，目的是鼓励亚洲国家通过分享经验、资源和共同努力，互相帮助推进生物技术。随着时间的推移，该会议已演变为该地区学者和决策者之间的系列和持续对话。它还发起了各种促进亚洲生物技术、创新和发展的倡议。会议的东道主是Peradeniya大学、斯里兰卡国家科学基金会、农业研究政策委员会和植物遗传资源中心。美国私人股本公司博士。密歇根州立大学的Shobha Ramanand和Karim Maredia将领导RCR研讨会，该研讨会将涵盖与国际背景下的RCR相关的主题。与会者和共同赞助者包括来自印度DBT、能源研究所（TERI）和印度科学院的代表。其他与会者包括来自南亚和非洲各国的科学家、研究人员、当地大学的学生、政府代表，以及来自联合国教科文组织、盖茨基金会和联合国粮食及农业组织等国际组织的代表。RCR研讨会非常及时，因为各国在制定强有力的研究实践和政策方面有着共同的利益。这可能是首次在南亚举行此类会议；随着亚洲和非洲国家寻求发展研究和人力资源能力，预计它将大大有助于在新兴的生物技术领域进行合乎道德和负责任的研究方面的知识和培训。该研讨会将有助于传播关于RCR的知识，以便能够纳入和发展强有力的科学实践，推动这些国家的S&amp；T活动，并在下一代学生和研究人员创造知识时教育和培训他们。此外，研讨会应提高提交给NSF的未来合作研究建议的质量，并在进行国际研究时考虑研究伦理意识。

OISE- 1066171Shobha Ramanand This award supports the U.S.-Sri Lanka International Workshop on the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) that will be held in conjunction with the 5th Asian Regional Conference on Biotechnology and Development, Kandy, Sri Lanka, December 15-18th 2010. The first conference was initiated by the Government of India with support from India's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and UNESCO to encourage Asian countries to help each other advance biotechnology by sharing experience, resources, and working together. The conference has evolved over time into a series and a continuous dialogue among academicians and policy makers from the region. It has also launched various initiatives to promote Asian Biotechnology, Innovation and Development. Conference hosts are the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka's National Science Foundation, Council for Agricultural Research Policy, and the Plant Genetic Resource Center. US PIs Drs. Shobha Ramanand and Karim Maredia, Michigan State University will lead the RCR workshop that will cover topics related to RCR in an international context. Attendees and co-sponsors include representatives from India's DBT, The Energy Research Institute (TERI), and the Indian Institute of Sciences. Other participants are scientists, researchers, students from local universities, and government representatives from various countries in Southern Asia and Africa, and from international organizations such as UNESCO, the Gates Foundation, and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. The RCR workshop is very timely due to there being a shared common interest in developing robust research practices and policies in the respective countries. It is possibly the first of its kind held in South Asia; and as Asian and African countries seek to develop research and human resource capacities, it is expected to contribute substantially to knowledge and training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research in the emerging field of biotechnology. The workshop will help to disseminate knowledge on RCR so that robust scientific practices can be incorporated and developed that drive both the S&T activities in these countries and educate and train the next generation of students and researchers as they create knowledge. Additionally, the workshop should improve the quality of future collaborative research proposals that will be submitted to NSF and will bring research ethics awareness into consideration when conducting international research.