Dr. J. David Lister, an MIT physicist, wasasked on December 28 by the president of MIT tohead up the institute's probe into theexperiments, Campbell said.
Lister was at the Fernald hearing yesterday butcould not be reached for comment last night.
Dr. Kenneth Ryan, a Harvard Medical Schoolfaculty member and obstetrician at Brigham andWomen's Hospital, also attended the hearings. Ryanwas present in his capacity as a medical ethicistand not as a Harvard delegate, Corlette said.
Ryan was out of his office all day yesterdayand could not be reached for comment.
Another hearing has been scheduled for nextTuesday in Washington D.C. on Cold War eraradiation experiments. Harvard has not yet beenasked to attend that hearing, Corlette said.
Thirteen experts--including Adelstein andRyan--composed three panels at the hearing. Othermembers included professors from MIT andrepresentatives from the state Department ofMental Retardation, the Department of Defense, theVeterans' Administration and the EnergyDepartment