Speaker:
Benjamin C. Silverman, MD
IRB Chair
Partners HealthCare System, Inc./Harvard Medical School
Topic: Marijuana in Human Subjects Research
Session Time: 1.30pm
Session Objectives:
• The regulatory challenges of studying marijuana use in both the lab and community settings.
• Federal and state law challenges that IRBs need to be aware of.
• Special considerations for IRB review of marijuana research.
Speaker Bio:
Benjamin Silverman, M.D., is an IRB Chair for the Partners Human Research Committee (Partners HealthCare System, Inc), the IRB responsible for oversight of human subjects research at McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, among others.
Speaker Contact Details:
(410) 262-2867