Attachment 14

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATIONS
INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH
FOUNDATION

                            May 21, 97

     The meeting was held at 4:30 p.m., in Room 106 of Eklind
Hall, on Thursday, May 21, 1970.

Members present:    Dr. William B. Hutchinson, Dr. Carl G.
Heller, Dr. Orliss Wildermuth, Dr. Allan W. Lobb, Dr. Vernon
Riley, Mr. David Lycette, Miss Olive Ihmels and Reverend Richard
E. Johnson.  Dr. David Porter represented Dr. William Hamlin who
was out of town.

Members absent:     Dr. Carl D.F. Jensen and Mr. C. Spencer Clark

     The meeting was called to discuss the proposed outline for
the revision and defining in detail of the policy of the Pacific
Northwest Research Foundation with regard to investigations
involving human subjects.  The Review Committee membership has
been changed in order for us to have the advantage of a wider
representation of community opinion.  Dr. John Bakke, Dr.
Carteret Lawrence and Dr. Sherman Day consented to resign from
the committee in order to include members not directly associated
with the practice of medicine.  New members are as follows:  Miss
Olive Ihmels, R.N., Head Nurse at The Swedish Hospital Medical
Center in Seattle, Mr. David Lycette, Attorney at Law in Seattle,
and Mr. C. Spencer Clark, prominent local and national
businessman.

     The proposed policy outline was openly discussed point by
point.  Each suggestion raised was considered, evaluated in
detail and appropriate changes were incorporated.

     In the areas of both initial and continuing review by the
committee, it was suggested by Dr. Wildermuth that a form should
be drawn up which

could be completed in duplicate, indicating in writing the
committee's opinion as to approval or disapproval or any project
under consideration.  One copy would be kept on file by the
committee chairman and the second copy be given to the Principal
Investigator in charge of the project.  This suggestion met with
unanimous approval and a form will be drawn up for this purpose
and will be submitted to the committee membership for their
approval prior to being put into routine use.

     After all sections of the outline had been considered,
Reverend Johnson moved that the policy as revised should be
approved.  Mr. Lycette seconded the motion and unanimous approval
was voiced by the membership present.  It should be noted that
all members received copies of the proposed policy three weeks
prior to the meeting and those who could not attend gave their
approval and suggestions by phone.

     Dr. Heller outlined a project which he proposed to undertake
at the Oregon State University.  he requested permission to
solicit volunteers from the inmate community for the purpose of
collecting specimens of testicular tissue, blood, seminal fluid
and urine.  This would be carried out in conjunction with Dr.
Heller's routine visits to the penitentiary on behalf o his
ongoing AEC contract and Ford Foundation project.  These
materials are to be used by Dr. Niels Skakkebaek of Dr. Heller's
department at the Foundation, in his genetic studies and by Dr.
Jerry Berlin at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, for his
ultrastructural investigations.  Dr. Berlin and Dr. Heller have
been working for the past year on a collaborative ultrastructural
study under the sponsorship of the Atomic Energy Commission.  Dr.
Heller also requested the assistance of Mr. Lycette with regard
to drawing up an Informed Consent document for use in the above
mentioned project.  The committee approved Dr. Heller's proposal
for collecting the required samples (testicular tissue, blood,
seminal fluid and urine) and agreed that an Informed Consent
document was necessary.  This document will be drawn up by Mr.
Lycette and Dr. Heller and a copy attached as an addendum to
these minutes.

     All business was completed and the meeting was adjourned at
5:40 p.m.

     Respectfully submitted,

					Carole M. Marty, Secretary