title: Mexican Regulation of Biobanks.
abstract: Biobank-based research in Mexico is mostly governed by research and data protection laws. There is no direct mention of biobanks in either statutory or regulatory law besides a requirement that the Federal Ministry of Health and a Mexican institution devoted to scientific research approve the transfer of biological materials outside of Mexico for population genetics research purposes. Such requirements are the basis of Genomic Sovereignty in Mexico, but such requirements have not prevented international collaboration. In addition, Mexican law singles out genetic research in informed consent provisions, but it does not specify whether all biobank-based research is genetic research. In order to facilitate international collaboration on biobank-based research, Mexico should directly address biobanking in its laws, building on the research framework and data protection framework already in place.
authors.affiliation: Lourdes Motta-Murguia, M.Sc., LL.B., Ph.D., received an LL.B. from Mexico's Technological Autonomous Institute (ITAM) and an M.Sc. in Health Economics and Health Policy from the University of Birmingham. She also has a Ph.D. in Health Services Management. She graduated from the "Mexico Leadership Program" at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs of Yale University. She is currently CEO of PPAL Bureau de Asuntos Públicos y Comunicación (PPAL: Bureau of Public Affairs and Communication) and Vice-President of the Mexican Society of Public Health. Garbiñe Saruwatari-Zavala, Ph.D., M.B.E., has a degree in law from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and a Master in Bioethics from the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina). She is a Human Rights Ph.D. candidate at the National Distance Education University of Spain (Madrid, Spain). She is currently the Head of the Legal, Ethical and Social Studies Department and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute of Genomic Medicine and Medical Sciences "B" Researcher of the Researcher's System at the Health Ministry.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Motta-Murguia
authors.affiliation: Lourdes Motta-Murguia, M.Sc., LL.B., Ph.D., received an LL.B. from Mexico's Technological Autonomous Institute (ITAM) and an M.Sc. in Health Economics and Health Policy from the University of Birmingham. She also has a Ph.D. in Health Services Management. She graduated from the "Mexico Leadership Program" at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs of Yale University. She is currently CEO of PPAL Bureau de Asuntos Públicos y Comunicación (PPAL: Bureau of Public Affairs and Communication) and Vice-President of the Mexican Society of Public Health. Garbiñe Saruwatari-Zavala, Ph.D., M.B.E., has a degree in law from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and a Master in Bioethics from the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina). She is a Human Rights Ph.D. candidate at the National Distance Education University of Spain (Madrid, Spain). She is currently the Head of the Legal, Ethical and Social Studies Department and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee of the National Institute of Genomic Medicine and Medical Sciences "B" Researcher of the Researcher's System at the Health Ministry.
authors.forename: Garbiñe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saruwatari-Zavala
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D003219:Confidentiality; D036281:Genetic Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008800:Mexico