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Sherry Mills, M.D., M.P.H., will assume the position of Director, Office of Extramural Programs (OEP), Office of Extramural Research (OER), to be effective November 9, 2008.

A new window onto the world of protein structure has opened with the launch of the PSI-Nature Structural Genomics Knowledgebase (PSI-SGKB). The PSI-SGKB is a free resource from the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG).

The HHS Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) has posted on its Web site a finalized guidance document entitled, “Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research.”  The public comments submitted on the draft document were very helpful as this guidance document. The finalized guidance is on the OHRP Web site.  This new guidance … Continue reading “HHS Office of Human Research Protections Finalizes Documentation on Engagement of Human Subjects in Research”

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Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Joxel García, M.D., M.B.A.,has announced the appointment of Jerry A. Menikoff, M.D., J.D. as the director of the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary. Prior to joining OHRP, Dr. Menikoff served as the director of … Continue reading “Jerry A. Menikoff, M.D., J.D, appointed as the director of the Office for Human Research Protections”