Conflict of Interest (COI) Office

Last updated October 29, 2009 1:32:59 PM PDT

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Read about the Conflict of Interest (COI) Office, which ensures that UCSD complies with state and federal law pertaining to conflict of interest.

The COI Office:

Helps employees assess situations under which their outside financial interests or other personal considerations may compromise or appear to compromise their actions or judgments in the administration, management, or performance of their professional activities at UCSD
Ensures that the best interests of the public and university are served by reviewing disclosures of related financial interest between principal investigators (PIs) and non-governmental entities
Oversees the filing of statements of economic interest forms by Designated Officials (DOs) every year and when they assume and/or leave office
Provides expertise in policy and regulation interpretation to faculty, managers, and other staff
Conducts collaborative reviews, by department request, of other issues involving faculty relations with industry outside the normal contract, grant, or gift process, as well as employee relations with private industry

The COI office also provides staff support to the Independent Review Committee (IRC) on Conflict of Interest.

The IRC functions as the principal advisory group to the chancellor for the resolution of specific conflicts of interest in nongovernmental and federal research.
The charge of the IRC is to review situations where an actual or potential conflict of interest exists because of a significant financial interest.

To learn more about COI and its functions, visit our Web site.

For questions or suggestions, e-mail us, call (858) 534-6465, or fax (858) 534-6466.