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Bruce K. Krueger, PhD, professor of physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), has been appointed to the newly established position of research ombuds (ROM) in the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Office of the Provost.
The ROM will provide confidential, impartial, and informal support to members of the UMB research community — including faculty, postdoctoral scholars, students, and staff — who may have concerns or questions regarding research misconduct and other research-related issues.
As ROM, Krueger will serve as an independent and neutral resource to answer questions, provide direction and information, moderate conflicts, clarify avenues for addressing concerns, and assist the University community in promoting a culture of integrity in research. The ROM will provide informal assistance to the research community outside of and separate from the formal channels (i.e., the Office of Research Integrity) and independent of official processes for investigating and resolving allegations of research misconduct.
Krueger has been on the faculty of UMSOM’s Department of Physiology (now the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Drug Development) since 1979. He also holds a secondary appointment as professor of psychiatry. He has been affiliated with the Program in Neuroscience since its inception.
Krueger has been active in graduate and medical education as course master and program director and has mentored 15 pre- and postdoctoral trainees. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense, and AstraZeneca. Krueger has received an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, an NIH Fogarty Senior International Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His current research is focused on gene-environment interactions in the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome.
UMB faculty, postdoctoral scholars, students, and staff who would like to arrange a confidential meeting with the ROM should contact Krueger at bkrueger@som.umaryland.edu.