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Single IRB FAQs

The Office of Human Subjects Research Institutional Review Board (IRB) has published some very useful information for researchers here: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institutional_review_board/about/agreements/sirb_faqs.html Questions include: How do I… Read More »Single IRB FAQs

Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers

ARTICLE: Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers AUTHORS: Joshua D. Cohen, Ammar A. Javed, Christopher Thoburn, Fay Wong, Jeanne… Read More »Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers

Association of Race and Ethnicity With Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the United States From 1995 to 2014

ARTICLE: Association of Race and Ethnicity With Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the United States From 1995 to 2014 AUTHORS: Tanjala S. Purnell, Xun Luo, Lisa A. Cooper, Allan B. Massie, Lauren M. Kucirka, Macey L. Henderson, Elisa J. Gordon, Deidra… Read More »Association of Race and Ethnicity With Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the United States From 1995 to 2014