Re: Loss of Human Research Funding at Duke

["Warren Church" <Warren_Church@uml.edu>]

This did not relate to any particular research project but to the way Duke was administrating a large number of research projects which involved human subjects.

Roger Fenner wrote:

> I am not sure if this concerns this board or not and I will not know until I get an answer please respond directly if the answer is "no".
>
> Our todays paper has a small article stating that "The U.S. government has temporarily shut down federally funded research on humans ... after investigators determined the school couldn't ensure participant's safety"
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> Does anyone know if this had anything to do with the use of radioactive materials?
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> Is there any link to a reduction in funding radiation or hazardous material safety?   (I am not aware of a reduction this is just a thought.)
>
> According to the statement in the paper this is only the 4th time in the last decade and calls the action a suspension of Duke's "...federal license to conduct human research..."
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