DISCLAIMER The following is a staff memorandum or other working document prepared for the members of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. It should not be construed as representing the final conclusions of fact or interpretation of the issues. All staff memoranda are subject to revision based on further information and analysis. For conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee, readers are advised to consult the Final Report to be published in 1995. Current Staff Project Assignments MEMORANDUM TO: All Staff FROM: Management Team DATE: July 22, 1994 RE: Staff Organization and Project Assignments Please review the attached revised staff organization and project assignment documents. These documents will be discussed at the staff meeting. Staff organization: Please note that the "Coordinating Group" has been disbanded. Under the new structure, one member from each team will report to the member of the Management Team designated on the Project Assignment list. Unless already noted on the Project Assignment list, the team contact person will be designated during the workplan review described below. Please remember to send copies of all team-related written material to the designated member of the Management Team, and keep that person apprised of all meetings, conference calls, etc. Project Assignments: The revised project assignment list reflects the most recent discussions with members of the staff. In some cases, we may still need to discuss additional or alternative work areas. We will continue to talk to each of you to make sure that you are working in areas that are of interest. The workplans that you submitted are being reviewed; a member (or members) of the management team will be discussing the relevant workplan with each team as soon as possible following the Committee meeting to formalize short- and long-term strategies and timelines. ACHRE STAFF ORGANIZATION (information and reporting) Comm. Chair Exec. Dir. Assoc. Dir. Assoc. Dir. Commun./ Dir. Counselor Management Team: Faden Guttman Mastroianni Kahn Klaidman Subcommittees: Ethics ` Cold War' Scope Outreach Data Collect Data Collect Moreno Whittemore Mastroianni Klaidman Staff & Consultants: Staff assigned to projects according to need; current project staffing according to attached overview Garcia/Kepper, Special Assistants for Committee and Staff Affairs Support and Administration: Rhoadarmer, Office Manager Each project will fall within the purview of one of the members of the Management Team who will be responsible for general oversight of the project. One member from each project team will report to the member of the Management Team responsible for the particular project. Weekly Meetings Management Team Meeting: Tuesdays @ 12:00. Staff Meeting: Wednesdays @ 12:30. Weekly meeting will be used to update and discuss ongoing projects, future directions, concerns, etc. with the entire staff. INTERNAL (STAFF AND COMMITTEE) USE ONLY ACHRE CURRENT PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS (as of July 22) Mgmt = Identifies Management Team Member Responsible for Oversight of the Particular Project. Including Work Product. General Management and Decision-Making. * Where Noted, Designates Person Responsible for Organizing Team and Reporting I. HISTORY OF ETHICS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (Mgmt = Jeff Kahn) Federal Agencies Jonathan Moreno* Sara Chandros Patrick Fitzgerald Jon Harkness Jeremy Sugarman Kathy Taylor Professional Codes Jonathan Moreno* Sara Chandros II. HISTORY OF PRACTICES REGARDING HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH (Mgmt = Jeff Kahn) Oral Histories Jon Harkness [with Sue Lederer and Suzanne Junod] Secondary Sources Jon Harkness III. NATIONAL SECURITY, SECRECY, OPENNESS AND RESEARCH ETHICS (Mgmt = Jeff Kahn) Allen Buchanan Patrick Fitzgerald Gregg Herken Gary Stern IV. CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES AND POLICIES REGARDING HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH (Mgmt = Jeff Kahn) Subject Interviews Nancy Kass Jeremy Sugarman Protocol Review Barbara Berney Sara Chandros Nancy Kass Jeremy Sugarman Secondary Sources Jon Harkness Agency Oversight Denise Holmes Policies Regarding Exceptions to the "Common Rule" Gary Stern V. REMEDIES (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) Faith Bulger Anna Mastroianni VI. DECLASSIFICATION (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) Gregg Herken Gary Stern VII. EXPERIMENT GROUPINGS (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) Total Body Irradiation Ron Neumann Gary Stern Biodistribution Jonathan Engel John Harbert Gregg Herken Tracer/Metabolism Jonathan Engel John Harbert Sandra Thomas Gil Whittemore Therapeutic/Diagnostic John Harbert Denise Holmes Ron Neumann Sandra Thomas Intentional Releases/Exposures & Exp. of Opportunity Faith Bulger Mark Goodman Gregg Herken Gil Whittemore VIII. THEMES (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) [project assignments for other themes will be made on next project assignment listing following July 25-26 committee meeting] Management/Oversight and Funding Gregg Herken David Saumweber Don Weightman Gil Whittemore Power Differentials Jonathan Moreno* Sara Chandros Risk/Benefit Ron Neumann Gil Whittemore IX. ORAL HISTORY (Mgmt = Steve Klaidman) Steve Klaidman* Jonathan Engel Gil Whittemore X. EXPERIMENT MAPPING (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) DOE/Markev Experiments Ron Neumann* Abstracting: Jonathan Engel Gwen Davis Debby Holland Noel Theodosiou Sandra Thomas Patricia Stewart-Henney Technical Consultants: John Harbert David Saumweber Gil Whittemore Agency Visits-Experiments Processing Don Weightman* John Harbert Ron Neumann Sandra Thomas Gil Whittemore XI. AGENCY DOCUMENT SEARCH TEAMS (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) Overall Coordinator: Don Weightman Archival Expert: Jim David DOE Don Weightman* Patrick Fitzgerald Gregg Herken Debby Holland Noel Theodosiou HHS Don Weightman* Barbara Berney Faith Bulger Gwen Davis VA Denise Holmes* Gwen Davis DOD Don Weightman* Patrick Fitzgerald Gregg Herken Noel Theodosiou CIA Gary Stern* Patrick Fitzgerald NASA Mark Goodman* Sara Chandros XII. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/REVIEW (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) David Saumweber* (management) Gregg Herken* (review) Sara Chandros Jim David Gwen Davis Jonathan Engel Debby Holland Lanny Keller Sally Rhoadarmer Noel Theodosiou Gil Whittemore XIII. COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH (Mgmt = Steve Klaidman) Press/Congress/Public Steve Klaidman* Lanny Keller Kris Crotty Noel Theodosiou Subject Interviews related to experiment groupings Steve Klaidman* Lanny Keller Kris Crotty Public Reading Area Steve Klaidman Lanny Keller David Saumweber XIV. SUBCOMMITTEES (Mgmt = Anna Mastroianni) Scope and Priorities Anna Mastroianni* Faith Bulger Data Collection: Ethics Jonathan Moreno Data Collection: Cold War Gil Whittemore Outreach Steve Klaidman