November 22, 2002

New Human-Subjects Chief Will Face Challenges and Controversies

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Agenda may include protections for embryos, self-regulation, and unfinished business
Washington

When Greg Koski became the top federal official overseeing the welfare of human research subjects, in June 2000, friends half-jokingly offered their condolences.

They recognized, as he did, that the responsibility was enormous and complicated. It involved monitoring hundreds of research universities across the country to make sure they were adequately

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