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CarlElliott<ellio023@gmail.com>

UniversityofMinnesota
ElyseSummers<esummers@aahrpp.org>
To:"ellio023@gmail.com"<ellio023@gmail.com>

Mon,May5,2014at12:31PM

DearProfessorElliott:

IamwritinginresponsetoyourcorrespondencewithAAHRPPconcerningallegationsregardinghumansubjects
protectionattheUniversityofMinnesota.Weshareyourcommitmenttoensuringthesafetyofhumansubjectsand
promotingethicalhumansubjectsresearchandwetakeyourconcernsveryseriously.Asyouknow,AAHRPPisnot
aninvestigativebodybutrather,anongovernmentalorganizationthataccreditshighqualityhumanresearchprotection
programs.Assuch,ourroleislimitedtoevaluatingwhetheranapplicantoraccreditedorganizationcomplieswithour
StandardsandProcedures.AAHRPPpublishesourStandardsandProcedures,aswellastheaccreditationstatusof
accreditedorganizations,onourwebsite.Shouldanorganizationsstatuschange,thatinformationwouldbeprovidedon
ourwebsiteinaccordancewithourProcedures.OurProceduresdonotprovideforthedisclosureofanyother
informationaboutanOrganization,andwearethusobligatedtomaintaintheconfidentialityofOrganizationspecific
information.

Mybest,

ElyseI.Summers,J.D.
PresidentandCEO

2301MStreet,NW,Suite500
Washington,DC20037
Phone:(202)7831112
Fax:(202)7831113

esummers@aahrpp.org
http://www.aahrpp.org

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