The Havasupai Indian Tribe Case - Lessons for Research Involving Stored Biologic Samples

Publication Title

New England Journal of Medicine

Authors

Michelle M. MelloFollow
Leslie E. Wolf, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Abstract

In April 2010, Arizona State University agreed to pay $700,000 to 41 members of the Havasupai Indian tribe to settle claims that university researchers improperly used tribe members' blood samples in genetic research. The case illuminates the unresolved controversy over what constitutes adequate informed consent for biospecimens collected for research purposes to be stored and used in future, possibly unrelated studies. This article discusses the ethical issues arising in this area and proposes strategies for addressing them.

Comments

External Links
SSRN

Recommended Citation

Michelle M. Mello & Leslie E. Wolf, The Havasupai Indian Tribe Case - Lessons for Research Involving Stored Biologic Samples, 363 N. Eng. J. Med. 204 (2010).

Institutional Repository Citation

Michelle M. Mello & Leslie E. Wolf, The Havasupai Indian Tribe Case - Lessons for Research Involving Stored Biologic Samples, Faculty Publications By Year 1479 (2010)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/1479

Volume

363

Issue

3

First Page

204

Last Page

7