Johnston Josephine, Banerjee Mohini P, Geller Gail
Hastings Cent Rep. 2015 Sep-Oct;45(5 Suppl):S59-65. doi: 10.1002/hast.501.
It is simple enough to claim that academic research institutions ought to be trustworthy. Building the culture and taking the steps necessary to earn and preserve institutional trust are, however, complex processes. The experience motivating this special report--a request for the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University to collaborate on research regarding the genetics of intelligence--illustrates how ensuring institutional trustworthiness can be in tension with a commitment to fostering research. In this essay, we explore the historical context for biomedical research institutions like Johns Hopkins that have worked to build local community trust. In so doing, we consider how the example under focus in this special report can lead to greater consideration of how research institutions balance fostering trust with their other commitments.
宣称学术研究机构应该值得信赖是很简单的。然而，营造一种文化并采取必要措施来赢得和维护机构的信任却是复杂的过程。促使撰写这份特别报告的经历——约翰霍普金斯大学天才少年中心收到关于开展智力遗传学研究合作的请求——说明了确保机构的可信度可能与促进研究的承诺存在冲突。在本文中，我们探讨了像约翰霍普金斯这样努力建立当地社区信任的生物医学研究机构的历史背景。在此过程中，我们思考这份特别报告所关注的案例如何能促使人们更多地思考研究机构如何在促进信任与履行其他承诺之间取得平衡。
