Financial Conflict of Interest
Committees & Offices
The Provost of Boston University appoints the Charles River Campus Advisory Committee on Investigators' Conflicts of Interest. The Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus, jointly with the President of Boston Medical Center, appoints the Boston University Medical Center Advisory Committee on Investigators' Conflicts of Interest.
Each of these Committees consists of five to seven members from the faculty and administration including individuals with experience in academic scientific research and in the transfer of technologies from academia to the commercial sector. The Committees review disclosures submitted by investigators on the respective campuses that indicate that, "yes," they (or their spouse or dependent children) have significant financial interests that could reasonably appear to be affected by their research. The Committees advise, respectively, the University Provost, or the Medical Campus Provost/President of BMC as to whether a conflict of interest exists and, if so, what, if any, restrictions or conditions should be imposed to eliminate, reduce, or manage the conflict.
Contacts and assistance
Administrative support for both Advisory Committees on Investigators' Conflicts of Interest is provided by the Assistant Provost for Research Compliance & Health Information Privacy.
Susan Frey, Esq.
Assistant Provost for Research Compliance & Health Information Privacy
Boston University Medical Campus
85 East Newton Street, M-840, 8th FLOOR
Boston, MA 02118
617-414-4736
617-414-4738 fax
sfrey@bu.edu
Office of Research Compliance - General Contact Information
Boston University Medical Campus
85 East Newton Street, M-840, 8th FLOOR
Boston, MA 02118
617-414-4751
617-414-4738 fax
coi@bu.edu
