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Protecting Participants In Research

Press Release

Date: March 25, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Science Health and Health Care

Protecting Participants In Research

As the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations prepares to examine the role of independent institutional review boards that oversee research on human participants, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, Vice Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, today introduced the Protection for Participants in Research Act. This legislation will strengthen federal regulation and oversight to protect people who participate in research such as clinical trials.

"Research is the key to innovation and discovery, including finding cures for deadly diseases," said DeGette. "We must ensure that ethical protections are in place so that researchers can do their important work while individuals who participate in research are adequately informed and protected."


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