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Ernest Prentice, Ph.D. |
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and one of the nation’s leading authorities on the ethics of human and animal research, will show how stronger regulations and higher standards have altered the face of research.
“Since 1998, when severe deficiencies in the research infrastructure regarding human subject protection caused shutdowns at major institutions across the country, countless remarkable changes have occurred in this area,” Dr. Prentice said.
Some of these changes include the implementation of training requirements for investigators and stronger institutional review boards that have the resources and authority necessary to better protect subjects.
Dr. Prentice had a direct hand in the implementation of many of these changes in his role as chairman of the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Service’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection (SACHRP), a position he held from 2003 to 2007.
Dr. Prentice also will discuss some of the issues and challenges regarding human subject protection as research continues to progress.
He remains a leader in this field and currently serves on the Environmental Protection Association’s Human Studies Review Board. He also holds a seat on a SACHRP subcommittee.
Dr. Prentice’s presentation is part of the ongoing CTR series that is typically held on the third Monday of each month. The CTR series brings clinical and basic science investigators together to identify new ways to collaborate and answer important clinical questions.
The seminar will be recorded and available for investigators who cannot attend.
It also will be televised at the following sites:
- College of Dentistry in Lincoln, Room 7;
- College of Nursing in Lincoln, Room 307;
- College of Nursing in Scottsbluff, Panhandle Station Room 203;
- College of Nursing in Kearney, CMCT 216; and
- College of Nursing in Omaha, Room 4078.
Click here to see a Web site to see information about this and future CTR seminars.