Learning Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Understand privacy concerns related to the collection, use, and sharing of biospecimens for research.

2. Describe ethical principles applicable to the collection, use, and sharing of biospecimens for research.

3. Discuss various approaches to protecting the privacy interests of persons whose biospecimens are shared.

Download module here.

Download the Background module on privacy here.

Listen to "Episode 2: Ethics and Ebola", an episode of Ethically Sound, a podcast of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.