Management of the project
The project is overseen by a number of committees/panels which were established in consultation with the financial sponsors of the project and the Ministers of Health in Ukraine and Russia. A schema of the project management is shown in the figure. The responsibility for the project as a whole is taken by the Collaborative Management Committee (CMC) and all Panels report to the CMC, either directly or through the Scientific Project Panel (SPP). The composition and responsibilities of the CMC, the Scientific Project Panel and the External Review Panel are described below.
Collaborative Management Committee (CMC)
The CMC comprises one representative of each of the funding organizations and of the appropriate Ministry in each of the 2 Eastern European countries involved. If a representative is unable to attend a meeting, the funding organization or Ministry concerned may appoint a deputy to take his or her place. The CMC meets once a year, unless circumstances require an extraordinary meeting.
The CMC is responsible for:
1. Liaison between the Ministries of the 2 States and the funding organizations
2. Overall co-ordination of the International Cooperation to Establish post Chernobyl NIS thyroid tissue, nucleic acid and data banks ( the CTB).
3. Oversight of the work of the Scientific Project Panel, the External Review Board and the Coordinating Centre
4. Confirmation of the membership of the Scientific Project Panel (nominated by the member organizations and governments)
5 . Confirmation of the membership of the External Review Panel (nominated by the member organizations and governments).
6. Resolution of issues relating to access to tissues or other matters raised by the Scientific Project Panel and External Review Panel, recognizing that the ownership of the tissues belongs to the relevant States.
7. Consideration of the opinion of the Scientific Project Panel, and the External Review Panel, when necessary, on submitted projects.
8 . Review of financial status
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Scientific Project Panel (SPP)
The Pathology Panel
The Bioinformatics Panel |
