James M. Boyett, Ph.D.
Dr. Boyett is Member and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and is a Professor in the Department of Preventative Medicine, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He received his Ph.D. degree in Statistics from Michigan State University, is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and has more than twenty years experience in clinical trials research. Currently Dr. Boyett is the Principal Investigator for the Operations and Biostatistics Center for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, a member of the Pediatric Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee for the FDA, a member of the Scientific Review Board for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the U.S. and is the Vice-Chair of the Clinical Protocol Scientific Review and Monitoring Committee for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Margaret L. Dale, J.D.
Margaret L. Dale, J.D., is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Director of the Office for Research Issues at Harvard Medical School. She received an A.B. degree from Middlebury College and a J.D. degree from Boston University. Prior to coming to Harvard in 1991, Ms. Dale served as Deputy General Counsel for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Personnel Administration. Ms. Dale's areas of responsibility at Harvard Medical School include scientific misconduct cases, conflict of interest issues, senior faculty appointments, faculty retirement, invitational faculty fellowships and prizes, and other faculty related matters.
Gwenn S. F. Oki, M.P.H.
Gwenn S. F. Oki is Director of Research Subjects Protection at the City of Hope national medical center and the Beckman Research Institute in Duarte, California. Ms Oki has over fifteen years experience as an institutional review board (IRB) administrator and is in involved as an IRB educator at the national level. She also serves as a consultant to universities and research hospitals on compliance matters.
Ernest D. Prentice, Ph.D.
Dr. Ernest D. Prentice is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Compliance at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). He is also Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy and Professor of Preventive and Societal Medicine. Dr. Prentice has served as co-chair of the UNMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) for 20 years. In addition to his scholarly work in the fields of anatomy and medical education, Dr. Prentice is the author of numerous articles on the ethics and regulation of both human and animal research and he is a frequent speaker at meetings on various aspects of research ethics. He serves as a compliance consultant to the Office for Human Research Subject Protection (OHRP) and also serves as a consultant to universities, hospitals and law firms in the private sector. Dr. Prentice is often a member of national panels and writing groups addressing various aspects of research ethics and regulatory oversight of research.
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