2023-2024
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them to DKU’s own needs. The Research Policy Committee also acts as the Standing Committee on Misconduct in Research. Please refer to the ‘
Policies‘ page for details about relevant policies.
Chair: Scott MacEachern (VCAA)
Committee Members:
- Coraline Goron, Ph.D. (iMEP)
- Kai Huang, Ph.D. (Division of Natural and Applied Sciences)
- Xin Li, Ph.D. (DSRC/iAPSE/MEng)
- Tommaso Tesei, Ph.D. (Division of Arts and Humanities)
- Lijing Yan, Ph.D. (MsGH)
- Luyao Zhang, Ph.D. (Division of Social Sciences)
- Changcheng Zheng (ORSTT)
- vacant (Faculty Affairs)
Ex Officio:
- Hongtao Cai, Ph.D. (VCGR)
- Mary Frances Luce, Ph.D. (EVC)
Research Conflict of Interest (COI) Committee
The research COI committee is responsible for the review and management of reported or otherwise identified potential conflicts of interest regarding individuals with a primary appointment in DKU regarding research activities. The Committee’s primary function is to protect the integrity of Duke Kunshan University’s research and education missions, as well as the integrity of the Individual. Where management of a potential conflict of interest is required, the Committee works with the Individual involved to consider all facts available and develop a management plan. Once developed, all management plans will be acknowledged by the Individual, tracked over time, and monitored. Please refer to the ‘
Policies‘ page for details about relevant policies.
Chair: Changcheng Zheng (ORSTT)
Committee Members:
- Junling Ma (Audit and Internal Compliance)
- Mustafa Misir, Ph.D. (Division of Natural and Applied Sciences)
- Marius Wamsiedel, Ph.D. (MsGH)
- Vivian Xu, Ph.D. (Division of Arts and Humanities)
Ex Officio:
- Xin Li (AVC for Graduate Studies and Research)
Secretary:
2022-2023
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them into DKU’s own needs. The Research Policy Committee also acts as the Standing Committee on Misconduct in Research. Please refer to the ‘Policies‘ page for details about relevant policies.
Chair: Scott MacEachern
(VCAA)
Committee Members:
- Xin Li, Ph.D. (DSRC/iAPSE/MEng)
- vacant (Faculty Affairs)
- Jing Bai (ORSTT)
- Tommaso Tesei, Ph.D. (Division of Arts and Humanities)
- Lijing Yan, Ph.D. (MsGH)
- Luyao Zhang, Ph.D. (Division of Social Sciences)
- Kai Huang, Ph.D. (Division of Natural and Applied Sciences)
- Coraline Goron, Ph.D. (iMEP)
Ex Officio:
- Xiaolin Chang, Ph.D. (VCGR)
- Mary Frances Luce, Ph.D. (EVC)
2019-2022
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them into DKU’s own needs. Right now the RPC has adapted and approved the policies on:
Ethical Policies:
- Policy on PI Status
- Policy on Misconduct in Research
- Policy on Faculty Consulting
- Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest in Research for Individuals
Regulatory Policies:
- Regulatory Policy on Indirect Costs Management
- Regulatory Policies on Sponsored Research Funds Management
- Policy for Academic Salary Buy Outs
- Policy on Course Buy Outs
- Policy on Establishment and Review of Research Centers
- Policy on University-Industry Research Relationship
IRB Policies:
- Principles and Procedures Regarding Research on Human Subjects
Data Management Policies:
- Policy on Open Access to Research
- Policy on Research Data Management
- Policy on Data Management Plans
Intellectual Property Policies:
- Guidelines on Authorship and Authorship Dispute Resolution
- Policy on Research Records: Sharing, Retention and Ownership
- Policy on Intellectual Property Rights
- Policy on Inventions, Patents and Technology Transfer
- Patent Agreement
Chair: Scott MacEachern
(VCAA)
Committee Members:
- Xin Li, Ph.D. (DSRC/iAPSE/MEng)
- Katherine Robertson, Ph.D. (Faculty Affairs)
- Jing Bai (ORSTT)
- Tommaso Tesei, Ph.D. (Division of Arts and Humanities)
- Lijing Yan, Ph.D. (MsGH)
- Luyao Zhang, Ph.D. (Division of Social Sciences)
- Kai Huang, Ph.D. (Division of Natural and Applied Sciences)
- Coraline Goron, Ph.D. (iMEP)
Ex Officio:
- Xiaolin Chang, Ph.D. (VCGR)
- Mary Frances Luce, Ph.D. (EVC)
Translation Advisory:
- Konstantinos Efstathiou (Chair)
- Anastasia Tsigkou
- Qian Zhu
- Xiaochen Zhang
- Coraline Goron
Nature Science Advisory:
- Changcheng Zheng (Chair)
- Ming Li
- Linfeng Huang
- Abu Abdullah
- Lijing Yan
Social Science – Arts and Humanities Advisory:
- Jingbo Cui (Chair)
- Keping Wu
- Zach Fredman
- Jing Bai
NGO Advisory:
- Wei Wang (Chair)
- Daniel Lim
- Mengqi Wang
- Qian Long
- Kathinka Furst
2017-2018
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them into DKU’s own needs. Right now the RPC has adapted and approved the policies on
- Policy on Principal Investigator Status;
- Policy on Misconduct in Research;
- Guidelines on Authorship and Authorship Dispute Resolution;
- Policy on Research Records: Sharing, Retention and Ownership;
- Policy on Faculty Consulting;
- Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest in Research for Individuals;
- Policy on Open Access to Research;
- Principles and Procedures Regarding Research on Human Subjects;
- Policy on Intellectual Property Rights;
- Policy on Inventions, Patents and Technology Transfer;
- Policy on Research Data Management;
- Policy on Data Management Plans;
- Policy on University-Industry;
- Regulatory Policy on Research Funds Management;
Chair: Haiyan Gao, PhD (2015-2017)
Committee Members:
- James Bowsher, PhD (2015-2016)
- Xiaolin Chang, PhD (2014-2016)
- Keith Dear, PhD (2014-2016)
- Chee-Ruey Hsieh, PhD (2014-2016)
- Donald Snow, PhD (2015-2016)
- Jing Bai ex-officio (2015-2016)
- Liguo Zhang, PhD ex-officio (2015-2016)
Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Board (IRB) members are charged with protecting the rights and welfare of research participants as required by law and policy while supporting academic freedom, thus ensuring that research can flourish at Duke Kunshan University.
As a deliberative body, the IRB conducts independent reviews of research protocols. The goal of the IRB is to work with investigators to ensure that their research protocols can be approved. In particular, the DKU IRB is committed to embracing the flexibility allowed in the regulations for researchers in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.
IRB members provide an exceptionally valuable service to the University in its efforts to achieve its goal of following international best practices with regard to the conduct of teaching and research. And, with the increased scrutiny of the research process by organizations around the world, the IRB members are even more important as interpreters and creative problem solvers.
Chair: Alba Amaya-Burns, MD, MSc
Members
- James Bowsher, PhD
- Patrick Moreton
- Donald Snow, PhD
- Allan Burns, PhD
- Lorna Hicks
- Hong (Helen) Xu, PhD
- Chris Allen
- Marianne Harvey
- SHEN Huifeng
Consultants
- Lijing Yan, PhD, MPH
- Mu Chen, PhD
2016-2017
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them into DKU’s own needs. Right now the RPC has adapted and approved the policies on
- Policy on Principal Investigator Status;
- Policy on Misconduct in Research;
- Guidelines on Authorship and Authorship Dispute Resolution;
- Policy on Research Records: Sharing, Retention and Ownership;
- Policy on Faculty Consulting;
- Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest in Research for Individuals;
- Policy on Open Access to Research;
- Principles and Procedures Regarding Research on Human Subjects;
- Policy on Intellectual Property Rights;
- Policy on Inventions, Patents and Technology Transfer;
- Policy on Research Data Management;
- Policy on Data Management Plans;
- Policy on University-Industry;
- Regulatory Policy on Research Funds Management;
Chair: Haiyan Gao, PhD (2016-2017)
Committee Members:
- Jim Bowsher, PhD (2016-2017)
- Lijing Yan, MPH, PhD (2016-2017)
- Junjie Zhang, PhD(2016-2017)
- Donald Snow, PhD (2016-2017)
- Liguo Zhang, PhD (2016-2017)
- Jing Bai (2016-2017)
- Denis Simon, PhD ex-officio (2016-2017)
- Xiaolin Chang, PhD ex-officio (2016-2017)
Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Board (IRB) members are charged with protecting the rights and welfare of research participants as required by law and policy while supporting academic freedom, thus ensuring that research can flourish at Duke Kunshan University.
As a deliberative body, the IRB conducts independent reviews of research protocols. The goal of the IRB is to work with investigators to ensure that their research protocols can be approved. In particular, the DKU IRB is committed to embracing the flexibility allowed in the regulations for researchers in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.
IRB members provide an exceptionally valuable service to the University in its efforts to achieve its goal of following international best practices with regard to the conduct of teaching and research. And, with the increased scrutiny of the research process by organizations around the world, the IRB members are even more important as interpreters and creative problem solvers.
Chair: Alba Amaya-Burns, MD, MSc
Members
- James Bowsher, PhD
- Patrick Moreton
- Donald Snow, PhD
- Allan Burns, PhD
- Lorna Hicks
- Hong (Helen) Xu, PhD
- Chris Allen
- Marianne Harvey
- SHEN Huifeng
Consultants
- Lijing Yan, PhD, MPH
- Mu Chen, PhD
2015-2016
Research Policy Committee
The mission of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) is to ensure the compliance from DKU community with the highest ethical and professional standards as well as with laws, policies and regulations imposed by the Government and a wide variety of funding agencies/sponsors DKU community submits proposals to and receives funding from. In order to do so, the RPC develops research policies by reviewing policy drafts of new policies provided by RSO and adapting them into DKU’s own needs. Right now the RPC has adapted and approved the policies on
- Policy on Principal Investigator Status;
- Policy on Misconduct in Research;
- Guidelines on Authorship and Authorship Dispute Resolution;
- Policy on Research Records: Sharing, Retention and Ownership;
- Policy on Faculty Consulting;
- Policy on Financial Conflict of Interest in Research for Individuals;
- Policy on Open Access to Research;
- Principles and Procedures Regarding Research on Human Subjects;
- Policy on Intellectual Property Rights;
- Policy on Inventions, Patents and Technology Transfer;
- Policy on Research Data Management;
- Policy on Data Management Plans;
- Policy on University-Industry;
- Regulatory Policy on Research Funds Management;
Chair: Haiyan Gao, PhD (2015-2017)
Committee Members:
- James Bowsher, PhD (2015-2016)
- Xiaolin Chang, PhD (2014-2016)
- Keith Dear, PhD (2014-2016)
- Chee-Ruey Hsieh, PhD (2014-2016)
- Donald Snow, PhD (2015-2016)
- Jing Bai ex-officio (2015-2016)
- Liguo Zhang, PhD ex-officio (2015-2016)
Institutional Review Board
Institutional Review Board (IRB) members are charged with protecting the rights and welfare of research participants as required by law and policy while supporting academic freedom, thus ensuring that research can flourish at Duke Kunshan University.
As a deliberative body, the IRB conducts independent reviews of research protocols. The goal of the IRB is to work with investigators to ensure that their research protocols can be approved. In particular, the DKU IRB is committed to embracing the flexibility allowed in the regulations for researchers in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities.
IRB members provide an exceptionally valuable service to the University in its efforts to achieve its goal of following international best practices with regard to the conduct of teaching and research. And, with the increased scrutiny of the research process by organizations around the world, the IRB members are even more important as interpreters and creative problem solvers.
Chair: Alba Amaya-Burns, MD, MSc
Members
- James Bowsher, PhD
- Patrick Moreton
- Donald Snow, PhD
- Allan Burns, PhD
- Lorna Hicks
- Hong (Helen) Xu, PhD
- Chris Allen
- Marianne Harvey
- SHEN Huifeng
Consultants
- Lijing Yan, PhD, MPH
- Mu Chen, PhD
