Human Gene Therapy Application Procedures.pptVIP

Human Gene Therapy Application Procedures Robert J. Hashimoto The University of Kentucky November 22, 2002 INTRODUCTION Human Gene Therapy protocols must be adequately reviewed at the institutional level after subsequent review by the National Institutes of Health(NIH). After NIH review, all protocols must be jointly reviewed by the Institutional Review Board and the Institutional Biosafety Committee. BEFORE IBC REVIEW OF GENE THERAPY RESEARCH APPLICATIONS MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE NIH WHAT IS THE RAC?ROLE OF THE RAC The RAC is the acronym for Recombinant DNA Activities Committee. The purpo