Word: koski
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Vera Hassner Sharav, the president and founder of the Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP), gave Koski credit for his willingness to hear differing points of view in his role at OHRP. AHRP is a non-profit group that works to raise public awareness about the use of human subjects in research...
...Sharav said that Koski did make some real progress during his tenure...
...More responsible members of the research community have come to the conclusion which we said in 1997 and Dr. Koski said when he took the position in 2000—that the system in fact is totally and completely dysfunctional and in need of overhaul,” she said...
Before taking on the leadership of the OHRP, Koski spent 30 years at Harvard and was involved in research, teaching and patient care. In 1989 he joined the Subcommittee on Human Studies at MGH and he later served as director of Human Research Affairs at Partners HealthCare, an organization which oversees major Boston-area hospitals including MGH and Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
...role as director of the OHRP gave Koski the opportunity to advocate for the rights of human research subjects on a national level...