Many important advances in human health depend on the effective collection, storage, use, and sharing of biological specimens and their associated data. However, recent controversies involving specimen-based research have raised important questions about ownership, data-sharing, privacy considerations, group harms, and standards for responsible specimen stewardship. At this collaborative symposium, experts will discuss the key ethical and policy issues raised by genetics and other research involving human biological materials, covering the entire trajectory from specimen source to new discovery. November 16, 8:30am-5:30pm, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. For additional information, including the full agenda and a link to the registration site, please visit the website.
