October’s session will explore the Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) Biospecimen Transfer Policy and Committee Review Process. The Biospecimen Transfer Committee (BTC) staff will provide an overview of the policy’s rationale and what types of research with biospecimens fall under the policy’s purview. They will also discuss special considerations made by the Committee when determining if a transfer is approvable, and provide techniques to assist researchers in streamlining the BTC process.

Biospecimen Program Administrator, Jessica Williams, and Biospecimen Program Analyst, Andrew Tomer, will lead the presentation. Megan Singleton, Associate Dean of Human Research Protections and Director of the Human Research Protections Program, will also join.

Register here or search “IRB Office Hours” in MyLearning.  Registration ends October 27.