From: Elyse Summers [mailto:esummers@aahrpp.

org]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 12:32 PM
To: ellio023@gmail.com
Subject: University of Minnesota
Dear Professor Elliott:
I am writing in response to your correspondence with AAHRPP concerning allegations regarding human
subjects protection at the University of Minnesota. We share your commitment to ensuring the safety
of human subjects and promoting ethical human subjects research and we take your concerns very
seriously. As you know, AAHRPP is not an investigative body but rather, a non-governmental
organization that accredits high quality human research protection programs. As such, our role is
limited to evaluating whether an applicant or accredited organization complies with our Standards and
Procedures. AAHRPP publishes our Standards and Procedures, as well as the accreditation status of
accredited organizations, on our website. Should an organizations status change, that information
would be provided on our website in accordance with our Procedures. Our Procedures do not provide
for the disclosure of any other information about an Organization, and we are thus obligated to
maintain the confidentiality of Organization-specific information.
My best,

Elyse I. Summers, J.D.

President and CEO
2301 M Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 783-1112
Fax: (202) 783-1113
esummers@aahrpp.org
http://www.aahrpp.org