Research Ethics

Bioethics and Participant Advocacy Program (BPAP) of the Indiana CTSI

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) is a statewide collaboration of three universities -- Indiana University, Purdue, and Notre Dame -- dedicated to bringing together Indiana’s brightest minds to solve the state’s most pressing health challenges. The Bioethics and Participant Advocacy Program (BPAP) of the Indiana CTSI works with researchers, trainees, and leadership to support ethical research, effective communication with patients and research participants, and the responsible conduct of research.

BPAP supports translational research on all four campuses of the Indiana CTSI by:

• Free, timely, confidential consults to researchers, administration, and leadership on research ethics and data safety monitoring:  Click here to request a consult.  
• Courses and training in Responsible Conduct of Research for students and trainees:  Click here for more information.
• Hosting monthly talks on Translational Research Ethics – Applied Topics (TREATs) talks, and making recordings available with additional information. You can search topics, such as Authorship, Research with Children, De-Identified data, Virtual research.

• Collaborate over extended periods with high-risk, high-reward research programs in areas such as precision health.

• Conducting research on research ethics itself, identifying and disseminating best practices.