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University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says he will form an outside panel to review how the U treats human subjects in clinical trials.

His announcement followed a faculty resolution today requesting a review of the U's practices. (See Item No. 10 on the second-to-last page above.)

The panel is a response to the 2004 death of patient Dan Markingson, who killed himself while enrolled in a clinical drug study at the U.

have put the U's reputation under a cloud.

Kaler says he welcomes the review, saying it would put to rest any doubts over how the U handles people in clinical research.

Kaler said he will form the panel early next year.

Carl Elliott, who has been one of the main scholars raising questions -- and who has called for an outside investigation into Markingson's death -- says he's trying to stay optimistic:

This morning, a friend of the Markingson family, Mike Howard, delivered 

 with almost 3,500 signatures to Gov. Mark Dayton's office asking for "an external panel of experts to investigate ethical wrongdoing in psychiatric research at the University of Minnesota, including the circumstances surrounding Dan’s death."

He later Kaler's announcement of the panel "a tremendous first step."

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University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says he will form an outside panel to review how the U treats human subjects in clinical trials. His announcement followed a faculty resolution today requesting a review of the U’s practices. (See Item No. 10 on the second-to-last page above.) The panel is a response to the 2004 

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says he will form an outside panel to review how the U treats human subjects in clinical trials. His announcement followed a faculty resolution today requesting a review of the U’s practices. (See Item No. 10 on the second-to-last page above.) The panel is a response to the 2004 Read more →


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