Primer on Law and Ethics for Researchers Involved in Biobanking

In most jurisdictions researchers have a legal, as well as moral, duty to ensure that their research adhere to national standards and regulations. Despite this many researchers lack the basic tools to consider and communicate the complex legal and ethical questions that need to be resolved before biospecimen containing personal information are shared.
B3Africa work package 1 has therefore collaborated with BBMRI-LPC to create a short primer on law and ethics for researchers involved in biobanking. The manuscript is currently undergoing open peer review as a preprint hosted by PeerJ. Researchers and ethicists interested in the topic are warmly welcomed to review and comment on the manuscript here.