Meeting the Governance Challenges of Next-Generation Biorepository Research

An ITHS collaboration has lead to a recent article published by the Science Translational Medicine Journal.  The authors--Stephanie Fullerton, Nicholas Anderson, Greg Guzauskas, Dena Freeman, and Kelly Fryer-Edwards--represent diverse fields including Bioethics, Informatics, and Public Health.

Abstract

Advances in clinical translational research have led to an explosion of interest in infrastructure development and data sharing facilitated by biorepositories of specimens and linked health information. These efforts are qualitatively different from the single-center sample collections that preceded them and pose substantial new ethics and regulatory challenges for investigators and institutions. New research governance approaches, which can address current and anticipated challenges, promote high-quality research, and provide a robust basis for ongoing research participation, are urgently required.

Read the full article Meeting the Governance Challenges of Next-Generation Biorepository Research  on the Science Translational Medicine website, or view the reprint in PDF format.