University of Pennsylvania Statements

• The patient or the portfolio?
• Researcher Wilson to step down as IHGT head
  The Institute for Human Gene Therapy came under fire after the death of an 18-year-old test participant.
• NIH Issues New Rules on Oversight and Reporting of Safety Problems in Gene-Therapy Trials
• Regulating Dr. Frankenstein: Money, Lax Ethics, and Clinical Trials
• The BioIndustry Association - NewsCAST
• Penn Researchers Sued in Gene Therapy Death (washingtonpost.com)
• Penn Settles Gene Therapy Suit (washingtonpost.com)
• Manslaughter No Charges Filed: Jesse Gelsinger's Fatal Adventure
• Home.earthlink.net/~alto/Gelsinger.html Inquest: How did Alien Genes Kill Jesse Gelsinger?
• Bioethics comes of age Salon.com 28-Sept-00
• Bioethicist Caplan puzzled by status in IHGT lawsuit Daily Pennsylvania.com 20-Sept-00
• Penn hit by gene therapy lawsuit Daily Pennsylvania.com 19-Sept-00
• Penn hit with suit over gene therapy Philadelphia Inquirer 19-Sept-00
• Gelsinger Family Files Suit. (washingtonpost.com) Washington Post 19-Sept-00
• Breaking News: Gelsinger family files suit against researchers, University Daily Pennsylvania.com 18-Sept-00
• Effect of Gelsinger's death reaches far and wide Daily Pennsylvania.com 18-Sept-00
• Companies' Influence on Medical Studies Is Feared (washingtonpost.com) Washington Post 16-Aug-00
• WebMD - The Potential of Gene Therapy Threatened by Early Tragedies WebMD 04-Aug-00
• Gene therapy R.I.P.? Salon.com 01-June-00
• Penn institute outlines gene-therapy changes Philadelphia Inquirer 28-Mar-00
• Feds Grapple With Gene Therapy Wired News 14-Mar-00
• New rules set for trials in gene therapy Philadelphia Inquirer 08-Mar-00
• ABCNEWS.com : Changes in Gene Therapy Protocol 08-Mar-00
• FDA rejects Penn's plea to restart gene trials Philadelphia Inquirer 04-Mar-00
• FDA Lists Violations by Gene Therapy Director at U-Penn. Washington Post 04-Mar-00
• Hemophilia trial lacks the risks of Penn's, experts say Philadelphia Inquirer 02-Mar-00
• Patients in gene trial for hemophilia improve. Philadelphia Inquirer 02-Mar-00
• Penn reviewing gene institute's ties to company Philadelphia Inquirer 27-Feb-00
• Conflicting interests compromise safety USA Today 22-Feb-00
• It's in the genes: Scientists confront money issues USA Today 22-Feb-00
• Penn addresses FDA's shutdown of gene therapy, cites ambiguity Philadelphia Inquirer 15-Feb-00
• The Scientist - Gene Therapy's Trials and Tribulations The Scientist 7-Feb-00
• Medical ethicist says halt gene therapy by Michael Lasalandra Boston Herald 8-Feb-00
• Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / Gene therapy researcher defends trials Boston Globe 8-Feb-00
• Penn addresses FDA's shutdown of gene therapy, cites ambiguity, Philadelphia Inquirer 15-Feb-00
• Scientists Defend Suspended Gene Therapy, New York Times 15-Feb-00
• Gene therapy experiments stall amid investigation, CNN: Reuters 9-Feb-00
• President Clinton orders gene-therapy review move-up, Associated Press 9-Feb-00
• More Gene Therapy Experiments are Suspended, Washington Post 8-Feb-00
• Gene therapy researcher defends trials, Boston Globe 8-Feb-00
• Medical ethicist says halt gene therapy, Boston Herald 8-Feb-00
• Gene Therapy Institute Faces Uphill Battle, Investigations may lead to better gene therapy trials, The Scientist 7-Feb-00
• Talk of the Nation, Science Friday - Genome/Genetics Update (Audio) National Public Radio 4-Feb-00
• Accusations in gene therapy deathIndiatimes.com 04-Feb-00
• Health agency pledges to boost gene therapy trials oversight, Baltimore Sun 3-Feb-00
• Gene-therapy guidelines unheeded, panel is told, Philadelphia Inquirer 3-Feb-00
• Senators Press for Answers on Gene Therapy, New York Times 3-Feb-00
• A Mixed Record: Some Success for Gene Therapy, ABC News 2-Feb-00
• Father of gene therapy participant says researchers acted 'irresponsibly', CNN 2-Feb-00
• Penn gene-therapy subject feeling betrayed, Philadelphia Inquirer 2-Feb-00
• Protecting patients in research trials, MSNBC 2-Feb-00
• Gene Therapy Setback, Scientific American February issue
• Senate Probes Gene Therapy Lab, Wired News 31-Jan
• Gene Therapy Under Fire: Senate Subcommittee Hearing to Focus on Oversight, ABC News 31-Jan-00
• Earlier Gene Test Deaths Not Reported, Washington Post 31-Jan-00
• Youth's Death Shakes New Field of Gene Experiments on Humans, New York Times 27-Jan-00
• Investor may leave Penn gene therapy group, Philadelphia Inquirer 25-Jan-00
• NIH probing gene therapy at Penn, Philadelphia Inquirer 25-Jan-00
• Daily Pennsylvanian 1/25/00
• Daily Pennsylvanian 1/24/00
• Gene Therapy Ordered Halted at University, New York Times 22-Jan-00
• FDA suspends trials at gene-therapy lab, CNN 22-Jan-00
• Government halts Penn gene therapy, Philadelphia Inquirer 22-Jan-00
• Talk of the Nation, Science Friday - Gene Therapy (Audio) National Public Radio 21-Jan-00
• Aftermath of Tragedy: Researchers, government officials review gene therapy trials, The Scientist 10-Jan-00
• A Glimpse Of Genetic Healing - But the search for treatments is complicated, Newsday 4-Jan-00
• NIH Summit Turns Up Heat on Gene Therapists, HMS Beagle 14-Dec-99
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• Humility at the Frontier of Gene Therapy, US News Dec-99
• Gene Therapy Firms Resist Publicity, Washington Post 11-Dec-99
• Gene Therapy, Richard Harris reports (Audio) National Public Radio 10-Dec-99
• New Rules for Gene Therapy, Associated Press 10-Dec-99
• Unanswered Questions Surround Gene Therapy Patient's Death, Reuters Health 10-Dec-99
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• Gene therapy researchers defend trial after death of patient, CNN 10-Dec-99
• Researchers Apologize in Gene Treatment, Washington Post 10-Dec-99
• Tribute and Apologies in Gene Therapy Death, New York Times 10-Dec-99
• Gene Researcher Defends Test on Teen, Washington Post 9-Dec-99
• Penn denies therapy lapse killed teen, Philadelphia Inquirer 9-Dec-99
• F.D.A. Officials Fault Penn Team in Gene Therapy Death, New York Times 9-Dec-99
• Gene Therapy: NPR's Richard Harris explains (Audio) National Public Radio 8-Dec-99
• Gene Therapy Hearing Begins, ABC News 8-Dec-99
• Gene Therapy: The Broken Promise?, ABC World News Tonight 8-Dec-99
• Methods faulted in fatal gene therapy, Washington Post 8-Dec-99
• How a worried medical team pinpointed what went wrong, Philadelphia Inquirer 2-Dec-99
• Penn gene therapy destroyed teen's lungs, Philadelphia Inquirer 2-Dec-99
• Researchers Claim No Error in Gene Therapy Death, Washington Post 2-Dec-99
• New Information on Gene Patient's Death Fails to Resolve Mystery, New York Times 2-Dec-99
• The Biotech Death of Jesse Gelsinger, New York Times Magazine 28-Nov-99
• Calls Grow for More Oversight of Gene Therapy, Washington Post 24-Nov-99
• Hasty Decisions in the Race to a Cure? Washington Post 21-Nov-99
• Waiting to battle a disease again, Mother had hopes pinned on halted gene trial at Penn, Philadelphia Inquirer 6-Nov-99
• A Death Puts Gene Therapy Under Increasing Scrutiny, New York Times 4-Nov-99
• U.S. Moves to Require Disclosure of Gene Tests, New York Times 30-Oct-99
• After Gene Therapy Death, Investigators Ponder What Went Wrong, The Scientist 25-Oct-99
• Patient's Death Stops Gene Therapy Studies, New York Times 12-Oct-99
• FDA suspends gene therapy studies after Penn death, Associated Press 11-Oct-99
• Virus Treatment Questioned After Gene Therapy Death, Nature 7-Oct-99
• Good News, Bad News: The Mixed Bag of Research Advances, CNN Interactive 4-Oct-99
• A Promise Unfulfilled, New York Times 2-Oct-99
• Another Chance for Gene Therapy? Wired News 1-Oct-99
• Gene Therapy Seen As Risky, Washington Post 30-Sep-99
  
• Penn gene therapy death leads to inquiries, Philadelphia Inquirer 30-Sep-99
• Gene Therapy: NPR's David Kestenbaum reports (Audio) National Public Radio 29-Sep-99
• Patient Dies While Undergoing Gene Therapy, New York Times 29-Sep-99
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• Patient's death halts gene therapy study, Associated Press 29-Sep-99
• Teen Dies Undergoing Gene Therapy, Washington Post 29-Sep-99