Dr. Hjördis Czesnick is head of office of the German Research Ombudsman. With her team and in close collaboration with the Ombudsman committee, she advises researchers (of all disciplines) in matters of research integrity. The Research Ombudsman focuses on confidential conflict mediation. The office and the committee of the German Research Ombudsman deal with almost two hundred enquiries annually and continuously contribute to the development of the rules of good scientific practice at a national and international level. From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Czesnick was Co-Vice Chair of the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO). Together with Helga Nolte, she chaired the ENRIO Working Group “Whistleblower Protection”, that developed the ENRIO Handbook on Whistleblower Protection in Research (2023).
Dr. Czesnick studied biology at the Humboldt University Berlin, focusing on microbiology and plant sciences. She then explored the production of biofuels from algae during a research stay at the University of Cambridge, UK. After returning to Germany, she worked on a PhD project in plant genetics at the University of Potsdam, where she continued to work as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of plant epigenetics.
When the Ombudsman office moved from Bonn to Berlin in 2016, Hjördis Czesnick succeeded Finja Meyer as head of office. Previously, the office has also been located in Hamburg where it was led by Helga Nolte.
Kontakt in Berlin:
Tel. +49 (0)30 20370 484
czesnick@ofdw.de
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Publications on Good Research Practice
Czesnick H; Steinhauer E. 2024. Whistleblowing in der Wissenschaft. In: Kölbel, R. (Hrsg.). Whistleblowing. Band 2: Normative Perspektiven. C.F. Müller. Heidelberg. S. 395-416.
Gärditz KF; Czesnick H. 2023. Taxol aus Pilzen – pharmazeutische Goldmine oder wissenschaftliche Ente? Laborjournal 12/2023, S. 12-15.
Czesnick H. 2023. Entering a Culture of Research Integrity. Bunsen-Magazin 05/2023, S. 153 (Editorial).
European Network of Research Integrity Offices. 2023. ENRIO Handbook on Whistleblower Protection in Research. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8192478. (as Co-Chair of th ENRIO Working Group “Whistleblower Protection”)
Czesnick H; Gärditz KF. 2023. Co-Autorschaft mit einem Belästiger? Zu den Folgen für gemeinsame Publikationen in Fällen sexueller Belästigung. Laborjournal 7-8/2023, S. 28-31. (see also eJournal)
Czesnick H. 2023. Das Symposium der Ombudspersonen in der Wissenschaft 2023. RuZ – Recht und Zugang 4 (2023) Heft 1. DOI: 10.5771/2699-1284-2023-1-80
Nolte H; Videnoja K; Tauginienė L; Czesnick H; Rutiku S. 2023. ENRIO’s Leading Pathway to Research Integrity Promotion. In: Eaton, S.E. (eds) Handbook of Academic Integrity. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-079-7_168-1
Czesnick H. 2022. Die Professionalisierung des Ombudswesens zur Stärkung einer Kultur wissenschaftlicher Integrität. In: Miller/Valeva/Prieß-Buchheit (Hrsg.): Verlässliche Wissenschaft. Bedingungen, Analysen, Reflexionen, wbg Academic. (The book is avalaible with Open Access.)
Czesnick H; Heberle J. 2021. Konfliktfrei Publizieren – Erfahrungen des „Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft”. Bunsen-Magazin 03/2021.
Czesnic, H; Rixen S. 2021. Sind anonyme Hinweise auf wissenschaftliches Fehlverhalten ein Problem? – Eine Einschätzung aus Sicht des „Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft“. In: Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung – Ausgabe 1-2/2021.
Czesnick H. 2020. Beratungsbedarf – Autorschaft und Datennutzung im Konfliktfall. Forschung & Lehre 9/20. Online available at Forschung & Lehre with the title „Ombudspraxis: Wenn es zum Streit zwischen Forschern kommt“.
Czesnick H. 2020. Autorschafts- und Datennutzungskonflikte – Erfahrungen aus der Ombudsarbeit. Zenodo, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4723737.
Research Publications
See also ORCID
Czesnick H; Lenhard M. 2016. Antagonistic control of flowering time by functionally specialized poly(A) polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal 88(4), 570-583. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13280
Brzezinka K; Altmann S; Czesnick H; Nicolas P; Gorka M; Benke E; Kabelitz T; Jähne F; Graf A; Kappel C, Bäurle, I. 2016. Arabidopsis FORGETTER1 mediates stress-induced chromatin memory through nucleosome remodeling. eLife 5:e17061. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.17061
Kappel C; Trost G; Czesnick H; Ramming A; Kolbe B; Vi SL; Bispo C; Becker JD; de Moor C; Lenhard M. 2015. Genome-Wide Analysis of PAPS1-Dependent Polyadenylation Identifies Novel Roles for Functionally Specialized Poly(A) Polymerases in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS genetics 11(8): e1005474. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005474
Czesnick H; Lenhard M. 2015. Size control in plants–lessons from leaves and flowers. In: Size Control in Biology: From Organelles to Organisms. Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology. DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a019190
Czesnick H. 2015. Functional specialization of Arabidopsis poly(A) polymerases in relation to flowering time and stress. Dissertation. Universität Potsdam. URL: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/7801
Trost G; Vi SL; Czesnick H; Lange P; Holton N; Giavalisco P; Zipfel C; Kappel C; Lenhard M. 2014. Arabidopsis poly(A) polymerase PAPS1 limits founder-cell recruitment to organ primordia and suppresses the salicylic acid-independent immune response downstream of EDS1/PAD4. The Plant Journal, 77 (5), 688-699. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12421
Vi SL; Trost G; Lange P; Czesnick H; Rao N; Lieber D; Laux T; Gray WM; Manley JL; Groth D, Kappel C, Lenhard M. 2013. Target specificity among canonical nuclear poly(A) polymerases in plants modulates organ growth and pathogen response. PNAS, 110 (34) 13994-13999. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303967110
Kazamia E; Czesnick H; Nguyen TT; Croft MT; Sherwood E; Sasso S; Hodson SJ; Warren MJ; Smith AG. 2012. Mutualistic interactions between vitamin B12-dependent algae and heterotrophic bacteria exhibit regulation.Environmental microbiology, 14(6): 1466-1476. DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02733.x
Interviews
„Elisabeth Bik – Fälschungen nimmt sie persönlich“ (Beitrag in DIE ZEIT von Yannick Ramsel, 7. Juli 2022): The article deals with the role of the researcher Elisabeth Bik, who is specialized on the detection of image manipulations in research publications. Amongst others, H. Czesnick was interviewed on the topic of whistleblowing.
„Konflikte in Forschungsteams – Wem gehört der Ruhm in der Wissenschaft?“ (Radio interview for a „Zeitfragen. Feature“ of Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 2021)
„Wissenschaftliche Integrität – auch in Krisenzeiten unverzichtbar“ (the interview was lead by Dr. Dana A. Thal for the National Research Platform on Zoonoses in July 2020)
Talks and Panel Discussions
2024
“Taxol from Panda Bears? How a great idea turned into bad science” (Czesnick H; Gärditz KF. 9th German Pharm-Tox Summit/90. Annual Conference of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie (DGPT), München, 14.03.2024)
“Fostering a responsible research environment – Experiences from the German Research Ombudsman Committee” (H. Czesnick, National Research Integrity Community of Practice Ireland, Online, 15.01.2024)
2023
“From Awareness to Action: Walking the Path of Research Integrity” (Czesnick H; Nolte H. Online-Workshop an der George Washington-University, Online, 5.12.2023)
„Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis – Einblicke in die Arbeit des “Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft““ (Czesnick H. Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis für wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (WAKWiN) of the Deutsche Fachgesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI e.V.), Berlin, 13.10.2023)
Panel Discussion „How can Ombuds systems contribute to a research culture and institutional policies that embrace standards of good research practice?“ (Bluhm H, Christopher J, Czesnick H. Closing event of the project „OBUA – Ombudswesen@Berlin University Alliane, Berlin, 12.10.2023)
“Das Ombudsgremium für die wissenschaftliche Integrität in Deutschland – Einblicke in die Arbeit des „Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft““ (Czesnick H. Meeting of the ombudspersons of Leibniz Association, Berlin, 27.09.2023)
„Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection – ENRIO’s new Handbook as Best Practice Guide” (Czesnick H; Nolte H; On Behalf of the Working Group „Whistleblower Protection“. 2. ENRIO Congress on Research Integrity Practice, Paris, 08.09.2023)
Moderation of the Section „Assessing the impact of research misconduct and correcting the scholarly record“ (Czesnick H. 2. ENRIO Congress on Research Integrity Practice, Paris, 07.09.2023)
“Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich des Schutzes von Hinweisgebenden in der Wissenschaft“ (Czesnick H. Talk in the frame of the project „OBUA – Ombuds-Modelle@Berlin University Alliance“, Berlin/hybrid, 30.06.2023)
“Research Integrity as Part of a Wider Research Culture” (Czesnick H. Webinar of the Researcher Mental Health Observatory (ReMO), online, 28.06.2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt1sqsxreDQ)
„Einblicke in aktuelle Entwicklungen im Ombudswesen – lokal, national, international“ (Czesnick H. Symposium der Ombudspersonen für gute wissenschaftliche Praxis, Berlin, 16.02.2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNupJ_i_1f4)
2022
“Dealing with scientific misconduct in Germany – Perspectives from the German Research Ombudsman” (Czesnick H. Hearing “European Practice of Research Integrity” of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, online, 07.10.2022)
“Scientific Integrity in Germany – How ombudspersons contribute to the prevention of scientific misconduct” (Czesnick H. FAMU Ombudswoman’s Colloquium of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, online, 20.01.2022)
“Authorship and Research Data – Current Topics in Good Scientific Practice” (Czesnick H. Seminar of the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) at Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Intefaces, Potsdam, online, 07.02.2022)
2021
“Overview on the Scientific Integrity Assurance System in Germany – How ombudspersons contribute to the prevention of scientific misconduct” (Czesnick H. Global digital exchange of ideas and experiences on Scientific Integrity for stakeholders from UNESCO-related networks and science policy, German Commission for UNESCO, online, 09.12.2021)
„Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis – Einblicke in die Arbeit des “Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft” (Czesnick H; Oehme F. Institut für Landes‐ und Stadtentwicklungsforschung (ILS), online, 10.11.2021)
Panel Discussion “Whistleblower Protection“ (Czesnick H; Fernandez P; Föger N; Spoof SK. ENRIO 2021 Congress on Research Integrity Practice, online, 29.09.2021)
Moderation of the Section “Authorship issues in research publishing” (Czesnick H. ENRIO 2021 Congress on Research Integrity Practice, online, 28.09.2021)
“Introduction to the European Network of Research Integrity Offices” (Czesnick H. ENRIO Webinar, online, 09.06.2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F62_VnGb7sA)
Moderation of the „ENRIO Webinar: The increasing importance of co-operation in European research integrity in a post-pandemic world” (Czesnick H. European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO), online, 09.06.2021, https://www.youtube.com/@europeannetworkofresearchi779)
„Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis – Einblicke in die Arbeit des „Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft““ (Czesnick H; Oehme F; Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung – Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen e.V. (DIE), online, 15.06.2021)
“Supporting researchers in cases of conflict – How science ombuds prevent and resolve cases of scientific misconduct” (Czesnick H. Academic Forum at the University of Oslo, online, 23.02.2021)
2020
Opening of the Symposium of Ombudspersons in Research (Czesnick H. Symposium der Ombudspersonen für gute wissenschaftliche Praxis, Berlin, 06.02.2020; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddi2BOvOnS0)
2019
“Research integrity in collaborations – The Role and Remit of the German Research Ombudsman” (Czesnick H. European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law, Berlin, 18.06.2019)
“Supporting researchers in cases of conflict – How ombudspersons contribute to the prevention of scientific misconduct German Research Ombudsman” (Czesnick H. World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI), Hong Kong, 04.06.2019)
2018
„Gute Wissenschaftliche Praxis im Forschungsalltag: Rolle und Aufgaben der Ombudspersonen“ (Czesnick H. Meeting of Ombudspersons of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, München, 05.12.2018)
Panel Discussion „Die wissenschaftliche Perspektive auf gute wissenschaftliche Arbeit“ (Adena M; Czesnick H; Fräßdorf M. Sommerakademie „Gute Arbeit in der Wissenschaft: Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft“ des Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin, 20.05.2018)
“Efforts to ensure whistleblower protection in Germany” (Czesnick H. International Meeting of the Working Group “Whistleblower” of the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO), Helsinki, 16.1.2018)
2017
„Prävention von und Unterstützung bei Konflikten in der Promotionsphase – Beobachtungen des Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft“ (Czesnick H. Annual Confrence of the German University Association of Advanced Graduate Training(GUAT/UniWiND), Hannover, 20.11.2017)
2016
„Ombudsman für die Wissenschaft – The German Research Ombudsman“ (Czesnick H. Meeting of the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO), Bratislava/Wien, 20.10.2016)
Foto: Bert Seghers, ENRIO