<p>Note: This consent form is intended only as a guideline and should be adapted to meet the specific requirements and legal regulations of each project.</p>
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<p>When working with primary cultures, it is extremely important to consider the bioethical aspects of the project. To address this, we sat down with the Ethics Officer at Bielefeld University, Dr. Berens [link zum interview], and discussed the matter with her. From this exchange, we gained the following insights.
On the one hand, having a patient consent form is crucial, as it provides the donors of the primary cells with a sense of security, but more importantly, it gives them detailed and precise information about what will be done with the data, whether it be regular patient data or biomaterials. Additionally, it became clear that it is significantly easier for us to establish guidelines to follow. We decided to integrate this approach into our project.
As a result, we created a patient consent [link zur patienteneinwilligung] form for the donors of primary cells, which we also want to present as a template for future German iGEM teams. However, we want to emphasize that it is not guaranteed to be comprehensive, nor does it have any legal approval. We also developed a guideline [link zur guideline], which we present as a template, on handling primary cells to ensure not only proper technical handling but also correct ethical treatment.</p>
