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What do people participating in medical research need to know?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Jasmin Singer
Published April 27, 2023 at 3:34 PM EDT
Moore Rhys on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Moore Rhys on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, April 27, 2023
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What do people who participate in medical research studies need to know? And how are their rights protected?

This hour, we have a conversation about Institutional Review Boards – or IRBs. These ethics boards review and monitor research that involves humans.

We discuss what goes on behind the scenes and how human subjects can stay informed. Our guests:

  • Moore Rhys, assistant director of the Office of the Human Research Protection Program at UCLA
  • Rebecca Dahl, Ph.D., assistant vice president for research compliance at Stony Brook University
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Jasmin Singer
Jasmin Singer is the host of WXXI’s Weekend Edition and Environmental Connections, as well as a guest host for Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Connections.
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