UC San Francisco’s chief ethics and compliance officer, Brian Smith, will retire Aug. 1.
Mr. Smith was appointed CECO in October 2019 after having served as interim since 2017, according to a March 24 system news release. In the role, he oversaw research integrity, conflicts of interest, regulatory support, export control and research security, and whistleblower and retaliation complaints. His office also managed internal investigations and compliance with federal and state law.
He also served as UCSF’s research integrity officer and the institutional official for human subject and laboratory animal research.
