About

The Global Forum for Research Ethics and Integrity [GFREI] is an open, global, collaborative forum of individuals from 30+ countries.

We are committed to advancing research ethics and integrity across the sciences. Secretariat support is provided by the GE2P2 Global Foundation.[1]

We recognize the extraordinary velocity of innovation across the sciences including genomic medicine, neurotechnologies, and other rapidly evolving fields of investigation and supporting tools, such as generative AI. We assess that this pace of innovation will continue – “stressing” the overall ecology of ethical guidance and the integrity of research involving human participants. We assess that this guidance ecology is currently not fully fit-for-purpose, and that stewarding its responsible evolution – at speed – will be challenging.

We act on our commitment and in the context above through direct action. For example, we selectively respond to calls for public consultation and comment in the development and refinement of laws, regulations, standards, policies, guidance, and in support of other deliberative processes involving research ethics and integrity. These calls are issued from organizations in the United Nations system, multilateral agencies, governments and country regulatory bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, professional societies, and commercial organizations.[2]

We engage voices and views from all global regions, respecting and integrating diverse contributions from varying experience, expertise and forms of knowledge. We are not aligned with or limited to specific academic disciplines, particular fields of study, professional societies, or commercial entities…we strive to be broadly transdisciplinary in our dialog and work.

We participate as individuals, as global citizens – whatever our titles, credentials, roles, institutional affiliations, or countries where we work.     

We are sustaining and extending GFREI’s independent global voice by building its diversity, and the depth and range of its expertise. We welcome new voices, especially from contexts underrepresented in the processes discussed above.

We invite you to join us! We are recruiting scientists, researchers, clinicians, ethicists, independent scholars from across academic disciplines, leaders from multilateral organizations, governments, NGOs and civil society, and field practitioners from across sectors to join this work. If you are interested in exploring collaboration with us, please contact david.r.curry@ge2p2global.org