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Tea,- Chairperson: 
We are a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine which is currently studying policy 
issues surrounding recombinant DNA research in the United States. This study is funded by the National 
Science Foundation's Program in Ethics and Values in Science and Technology. In particular, we are 
interested in the structure and operation of Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) as implied in the 
NIH guidelines. You have been identified, through the Office of Recombinant DNA Activities (ORDA) 
of the NIH as a chairperson of the IBC at your institution. We hope that you will take the time to fill 
out this questionnaire. This information has never been systematically assembled, and is of great 
potential significance to all those concerned with efficiency and equity in recombinant DNA regulation. 
In addition, we would like to receive copies of the following documents, if available: 
a) a list of members' names and titles or positions 
b) the administrative charge, bylaws, and/or operating rules of your panel 
c) official documents pertinent to educational and/or policy issues of your committee. 
We appreciate your participation in this survey, and look forward to hearing your comments and ques- 
tions. In turn, we will arrange for a tabulation of the survey results to be made available to all IBCs. For 
forther information feel free to contact us at: 
Health Services Research, Stanford University 
703 Welch Road, Suite G-1 
Stanford, California 94305 (415) 497-6426. 
Sincerely, Diana B. Dutton, Ph.D., Principal Investigator 
John P. Bunker, M.D., Co-principal Investigator 
Health Services Research, Stanford University School of Medicine 
STRUCTURE OF COMMITTEES 
Of these totals 
how many are: 
Please list the number of 
members of your panel 
that are: 
scientists or MDs engaged 
in rDNA research 
Total 
Number 
Involved in rDNA- 
related issues 
outside the IBC 
Women 
Minorities 
biologists, chemists, or 
MDs not engaged in 
rDNA research 
other natural or physical 
scientists or engineers 
(not included in above) 
other faculty/scholars in 
the humanities, social 
sciences and professions 
institutional health and 
safety officers 
other institutional 
administrators 
students 
workers/technicians 
local government represen- 
tatives (e.g., health dept!) 
public citizens 
Other (please describe) 
TOTAL 
number of panel members: 
[ 400 ] 
