Participating DOE Laboratories and Sites
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has been a leader in science and engineering research for more than 70 years. Located on a 200-acre site in the hills above the Berkeley campus of the University of California, overlooking the San Francisco Bay, LBNL is a DOE national laboratory managed by the University of California. It has an annual budget of nearly $521 million (FY 2004) and employs a staff of about 4,300, including more than 1,000 students.
LBNL conducts unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe; life sciences, genomics, and quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental solutions; and the use of integrated computing as a tool for discovery. It is organized into 13 scientific divisions and hosts four DOE national user facilities.
LBNL performs or collaborates in a variety of human subjects research projects. These include the in vitro study of the transformation from normal cell growth to cancer; epidemiological research into the effects of environment, exercise, and other factors on health; and the development of new methods of imaging the human body. Human subjects research is prescreened by an onsite committee and then submitted to an Institutional Review Board shared with the University of California at Berkeley.
Also of note is the Former Worker Medical Surveillance Program conducted for interested former workers from LBNL and sponsored by the DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security (HS-15). The LBNL IRB conducts initial and ongoing reviews of standard medical screening protocols, informed consent forms, and informational materials for clarity and consistency.
Content reviewed: June 25, 2007