Dr. Dina Avery
Dr. Dina Avery is an Assistant Professor and Regulatory Affairs Specialist for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Program. Dr. Avery has professional experience with tissue banking, clinical research, health disparities research, community based participatory research, regulatory/compliance and program management. She has worked in the areas of cardiovascular surgery, ophthalmology, neurology, preventive medicine, oncology and biotechnology.
Biobanking Consent: Informing Human Subjects of the Possibilities
As researchers, we are familiar with why we have the need for biobanking regulations due to the story of Henrietta Lacks. HeLa cells survived in vitro more than 60 years ago and are still contributing to medical science advancements.1...
