Project Ticle: Nuclear Medicine Technology and Other Health Applications Lymphocytopoiesis and Transplantation Immunology RX-01-03-(d) Reiteracion of Assurance Statement on Investigation Involving Human Subjects Including Clinical Research The Hospital of the Medical Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, complies with the policy for the protection of human subjects participating in activities supported directly or indirectly by grants or contracts from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and from the Atomic Energy Commission. In fulfillment of its assurance, this institution has established a standing committee to review investigations involving human subjeccs, including clinical research, and said committee is charged with responsibilities to determine for each proposed study that: the rights and welfare of each patient will be adequately protected, that the potential benefits outweiyh the risks, and that an informed consent will be obtained from each patient, The committee, appointed by the Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory, provides for independent judgment of its members, and alternates are provided to serve when there may be conflict of interest, This institution encourages constructive communication between the committee and principal investigators on the safeguarding of the rights and welfare of subjects; will provide the required care for persons injured as a result of participation; and maintains complete documentation of proposals and reviews. Approved investigations are reviewed by the committee at least annually and the inscitution periodically reviews its practices and procedures to assure they are consistent with the policies published by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. As of March 7, 1973, the Institutional Review Committee for review of Medical Department research activities involving human subjects is composed of: J. S, Robertson, M.D., G. Cotzias, S. E, G. H, R. C. H, Cohn A. Popenoe, Alt. Chikkappa, M.D. Connell A, Love, M.D. t: *y Chairman M.D., Alt. Chairman for Dr. Cohn G. N,. D. A. L, W. C. Price P, Rathvon, Jr. N. Slatkin, M.D., Alternate P, Wolf, Alternate K. Dahl, M.D. - Clinical Consultant A. Finn - Administrative Consultant W. Flood - Health Physics Consultant Signature: Title: Chairman, Date: March 7, Medical Department 1973 RX-78 11719236