A Role for Research Ethics Committees in Exchanges of Human Biospecimens Through Material Transfer Agreements

D. Chalmers; D. Nicol; P. Nicolás; Nikolajs Zeps

doi:10.1007/s11673-014-9552-1

A Role for Research Ethics Committees in Exchanges of Human Biospecimens Through Material Transfer Agreements

D. Chalmers, D. Nicol, P. Nicolás, Nikolajs Zeps

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Abstract

International transfers of human biological material (biospecimens) and data are increasing, and commentators are starting to raise concerns about how donor wishes are protected in such circumstances. These exchanges are generally made under contractual material transfer agreements (MTAs). This paper asks what role, if any, should research ethics committees (RECs) play in ensuring legal and ethical conduct in such exchanges. It is recommended that RECs should play a more active role in the future development of best practice MTAs involving exchange of biospecimens and data and in monitoring compliance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-306
Journal	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Volume	11
Issue number	3
Early online date	26 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-014-9552-1
Publication status	Published - Sep 2014

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