Patricia A. MacCubbin

CUNY Official Nominated to National Advisory Committee

Patricia A. MacCubbin, Director of the CUNY Office of Research Conduct, has been nominated for membership on the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections (SACHRP).

This prestigious 11-member national committee provides expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary related to improvement of functions directed toward human research protections. Examples of topics of such advice, from SACHRP's Charter, include:

Special populations, such as neonates and children, prisoners, and the decisionally impaired;
Pregnant women, embryos, and fetuses;
Individuals and populations in international studies;
Populations in which there are individually identifiable samples, data, or information;
Investigator conflicts of interest;
Review of assurance systems;
Application of minimal research risk standard;
Granting of waivers;
Education programs sponsored by OHRP; and
Ongoing monitoring and oversight of institutional review boards (IRBs) and the institutions that sponsor research.