Voyages researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has agreed to nonfederal sponsors to present data in meetings or scientific institutions were a valid part of the realization of science and does not violate federal rules. That is the gist of a letter sent last month by the NCI and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), which questioned the trips in October.
Grassley complained that 16 scientific NCI intramural have 10 or more "sponsored" trips a year in 08 or 09 that has sometimes cost more than $ 10,000. The letter of 3 stamped pages 18 November from director Francis Collins NIH and NCI Director Harold Varmus (published by NIH this week after a request under the Freedom of Information Act) says "it is essential that scientists NIH participate in scientific meetings "and for corporations, universities, and others to foot the bill" maximizes the resources available for the exchange of new data. " The letter describes the examination (including for potential conflicts of interest) that proposed sponsored undergoes travel and emphasizes that employees do not receive any personal financial benefit. NIH Grassley also gave 29 pages of worksheets detailing the sponsors, locations, and costs of sponsored travel and paid by the government of 16 employees from 08 to 2010.
The leaders of the NIH also say that they are "concerned that you may have received misinformation" about traveling scientists from NCI, in particular, almost all were international. in fact, the said letter, the majority (57%) of 457 trips by 16 scientists over the 3 years were to domestic destinations. Science Insider recently drew the same conclusions-trips that many American cities are following the review of travel records that NIH submit to the Office of Government ethics.
NIH's response does not address the cost of travel, which rarely exceeded $ 5,000. we do not discuss Grassley's concerns about the reallocation of ethics official head of NCI after interviewing travel.
An interesting detail is that the cost of sponsored travel 16 scientists from NCI has far exceeded what they spent on travel dime of government. For example, in 2010 sponsored travel amounted to $ 309,000 compared to $ 77,700 for travel paid by the government. Scientists NIH intramural said Science Insider that it is not unusual for most trips by senior scientists to be sponsored travel.
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