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.

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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

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