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GmailRE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
CarlElliott<ellio023@gmail.com>
RE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
Borror,KristinaC(HHS/OASH)<Kristina.Borror@hhs.gov>
To:CarlElliott<ellio023@gmail.com>
Mon,Mar31,2014at11:03AM
DearDr.Elliott:
WehavereviewedyourJanuary24,2014letterandaccompanyingdocumentsregardingresearchconductedat
UniversityofMinnesota,inwhichyouasktheOfficeforHumanResearchProtections(OHRP)toconsiderwhether
certainactivitiesandrelationshipsofDr.DavidAdson,theinstitutionalreviewboard(IRB)chair,constituteaconflictof
interestthatshouldhaveprecludedDr.AdsonfromparticipatinginthereviewoftheCATIEandCAFstudies.
TheHHSprotectionofhumansubjectsregulations,45CFRpart46,discussconflictsofinterestofIRBmembersas
follows:
46.107IRBmembership.
(e)NoIRBmayhaveamemberparticipateintheIRB'sinitialorcontinuingreviewofanyprojectinwhichthemember
hasaconflictinginterest,excepttoprovideinformationrequestedbytheIRB.
Webelievethataninstitutionreasonablycoulddeterminethattheactivitiesandrelationshipsthatyoumentionedforthe
institutionalreviewboardchair,Dr.DavidAdson,donotconstituteconflictsofinterestundertheHHSprotectionof
humansubjectsregulationsthatwouldprecludehimfromparticipatinginthereviewoftheCATIEandCAFstudies.
Therefore,OHRPanticipatesnofurtherinvolvementinthismatter.
Pleasenotethat,asOHRPspurviewistointerpretandenforcetheHHSprotectionofhumansubjectsregulations,we
consideredtheinformationyouprovidedinthecontextofwhetherDr.Adsonsactivitiesandrelationshipsconstitutea
conflictofinterestunderthoseregulations.WedonotaddresswhetherDr.Adsonsactivitiesandrelationshipscould
constituteaconflictofinterestundertheUniversityofMinnesotasinstitutionalpoliciesoranyrelevantFederalpolicyon
conflictsofinterest.
Weappreciateyourconcernabouttheprotectionofhumansubjects.
Sincerely,
KristinaC.Borror,Ph.D.
KristinaC.Borror,Ph.D.
Director
DivisionofComplianceOversight
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GmailRE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
OfficeforHumanResearchProtections
1101WoottonParkway,Suite200
TheTowerBuilding
Rockville,MD20852
email:kristina.borror@hhs.gov
Phone:(240)4538132
Fax:(240)4536909
From:CarlElliott[mailto:ellio023@gmail.com]
Sent:Monday,March10,20146:30PM
To:Borror,KristinaC(HHS/OASH)
Cc:ellio023@gmail.com
Subject:RE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
DearDr.Borror,
IwantedtocheckinaboutthiscomplaintthatIfiledinJanuary.Ithasbeensixweeks,andIwashopingto
hearsomethingsoon.DoyouhaveanyideawhenIwillbehearingmore?
Thanks
CarlElliott
From:Borror,KristinaC(HHS/OASH)[mailto:Kristina.Borror@hhs.gov]
Sent:Friday,January24,20142:34PM
To:CarlElliott
Subject:RE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
DearDr.Elliot:
TheOfficeforHumanResearchProtections(OHRP)hasreceivedyourJanuary24,2014emailconcerningIRBoversight
atUniversityofMinnesota.
OHRPhasresponsibilityforoversightofcompliancewiththeU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS)
regulationsfortheprotectionofhumanresearchsubjects(see45CFRPart46athttp://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.html).Incarryingoutthisresponsibility,OHRPevaluates,atOHRPsdiscretion,
substantiveallegationsofnoncomplianceinvolvinghumansubjectresearchprojectsconductedorsupportedbyHHSor
thatareotherwisesubjecttotheregulations(seeOHRPmemorandumdatedOctober14,2009at
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/compliance/ohrpcomp.pdfforanexplanationofOHRPsjurisdiction).
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GmailRE:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
Wewillreviewthematerialsandgetbacktoyou.
OHRPappreciatesyourconcernabouttheprotectionofhumanresearchsubjects.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactme
atanytimeshouldyouhaveanyquestionsorwishtoprovideadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
KristinaC.Borror,Ph.D.
Director
DivisionofComplianceOversight
OfficeforHumanResearchProtections
1101WoottonParkway,Suite200
TheTowerBuilding
Rockville,MD20852
email:kristina.borror@hhs.gov
Phone:(240)4538132
Fax:(240)4536909
From:CarlElliott[mailto:ellio023@gmail.com]
Sent:Friday,January24,20141:45PM
To:Borror,KristinaC(HHS/OASH)
Cc:ellio023@gmail.com
Subject:complaintaboutIRBoversightatUniversityofMinnesota
DearDr.Borror,
IamattachingacomplaintaboutconflictsofinterestinIRBoversightofclinicaltrialsattheUniversityof
Minnesota.Couldyouletmeknowifithasarrivedintact?
Thanks,
CarlElliott
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CarlElliottMDPhD
Professor,CenterforBioethics
UniversityofMinnesota
410ChurchStSE
MinneapolisMN554550346
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