US embassy cable - 05PARIS3744

UNCLAS PARIS 003744 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/WE - SUSAN BALL 
STATE PLEASE PASS TO: DHHS/NIH/FIC FOR SONJA MADERA AT 
301-402-0152 OR MADERAS@MAIL.NIH.GOV. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO, OSCI, KSCA, FR, TPHY 
SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF A 
PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT NO. 1 R01 AI059010-01A1 INVOLVING 
A FOREIGN INSTITUTION. 
 
REF: STATE 91465 
 
1.  Embassy Paris has no objection to NIH's proposed award of 
a research project entitled, "Mouse Model for Sepsis" 
involving an institution in France:  Institut Pasteur, 
Paris.  Foreign Principal Investigator:  Cavaillon, 
Jean-Marc.  On May 31, EST Counselor visited Dr. Cavaillon at 
the Pasteur Institut and received a detailed briefing 
regarding the nature of this Sepsis research, as well as the 
various protocols in effect. 
 
2.  Embassy understands that human subjects will be involved 
in this research and that the research protocol for this 
grant at the France site is in compliance with NIH guidelines 
and has been certified under assurance identification no. 
FWA00003327, and that it conforms to U.S. and in-country 
guidelines and laws for the protection and welfare of humans. 
 
3.  Embassy understands that animal subjects will be used and 
that the research protocol for this grant at the France site 
is in compliance with NIH guidelines and has been certified 
under assurance identification no. A5476-01, and that it 
conforms to U.S. and in-country guidelines and laws for the 
protection of animals. 
 
4.  Embassy clears this project provided NIH is satisfied 
this research, if conducted in the U.S., would meet all 
applicable U.S. federal and local laws and requirements. 
WOLFF