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FACULTY GRADUATE STUDENTS COLLOQUIUM CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM GRADUATE PROGRAM GRADUATE PLACEMENT CONTACT US MASTER SCHEDULE UNDERGRADUATE BULLETIN GRADUATE BULLETIN ACADEMIC CALENDARS USC LIBRARIES CAS COMPUTING & IT USC COMPUTER SERVICES ABOUT COLUMBIA SC RESTRICTED ACCESS: Faculty | Graduate Students Search USC   THIS SITE		COLLOQUIA & CONFERENCES BLOOD FEUDS: THE ETHICS OF BIOBANKING   Rosemarie Tong Department of Philosophy UNC Charlotte   November 8, 2007 Thursday, 12:30pm-2:00pm Davis College, Room 209   "Biobanking" is the collection of a large number of individuals' biospecimens, extracted DNA, or derived genetic information, usually with some information about those individuals, in a centralized facility. The associated information may include demographic information and medical records. A biobank might be used for research or public health purposes. This paper is a discussion of important ethical questions regarding informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, genetic self-knowledge, and other ethical issues that arise in the practice of biobanking.   Rosemarie Tong is Distinguished Professor of Health Care Ethics and Director of the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics at UNC-Charlotte.
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