COI

Conflicts of Interest

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is committed to integrity, accountability, and public trust in our research and governance. Our conflict of interest policies establish standards for identifying, evaluating, and managing interests that could affect research objectivity or institutional decision-making.

Investigator Conflicts of Interest in Research

ISB’s Investigator Conflict of Interest Policy promotes objectivity in research by establishing standards designed to ensure that the design, conduct, and reporting of research are free from bias arising from financial conflicts of interest. The policy applies to all investigators participating in funded research, regardless of funding source.

The policy establishes requirements for training, disclosure of significant financial interests, institutional review, and management of identified conflicts. A financial conflict of interest exists when ISB determines that a significant financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of research.

ISB Investigator Conflict of Interest Policy — September 14, 2026 (PDF)

ISB’s Fiduciary Conflict of Interest Policy protects the Institute’s interests when transactions or arrangements could benefit the private interests of a voting member of its Board of Directors or their family members.

Fiduciary Conflicts of Interest

The policy establishes requirements for annual and ongoing disclosure, evaluation of potential and actual conflicts, and procedures for reviewing and approving transactions involving conflicts. These procedures include recusal from voting by individuals with a potential or actual conflict.

ISB Fiduciary Conflict of Interest Policy — September 15, 2026 (PDF)

Information about existing financial conflicts of interest involving senior/key personnel on Public Health Service (PHS)-funded research, including NIH-funded research, is available upon written request in accordance with ISB’s Investigator Conflict of Interest Policy.

Public Requests for Financial Conflict of Interest Information

Send requests to nihnga@isbscience.org. ISB will provide a written response within five business days of receiving the request.

Information provided will be current as of the date of the response and is subject to updates. Please submit a new written request to obtain updated information.