Fall 2023 Environmental Health Seminar Series.

Research production is a cyclical process and is vulnerable to industry interference at every step, including 1) setting the research agenda and framing research questions, 2) designing the methods of the study, 3) conducting the study, and 4) publishing the study. Commercial interests also attempt to influence the standards by which science is evaluated. Ample evidence from meta-research, qualitative studies and analyses of previously secret corporate documents demonstrates that corporate sponsorship and researcher conflicts of interest influence decision making during the research process. Dr. Bero will provide an overview of this evidence and propose solutions for safeguarding the integrity of research.