Before Starting Your Research
Gaining Approval: The first step in any research process
Before beginning any research project, approval must be granted by whichever of the following groups applies to the research that you are undertaking.
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) for research involving human subjects
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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for research using vertebrate animals
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Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) for research using any biological agent or recombinant DNA
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Environmental Health & Safety for research using radioactive materials
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Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) for research that has the possibility of patent or license outputs as well as involving agents or federal controls on the development, use and distribution of technology
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Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for activities funded through external grants and contracts. Should the research methodology or source funding change, the appropriate group must be notified.
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Office of Research Assurances (ORA) works in conjunction with faculty run compliance committees to review and approve research projects that involve animals, humans, potentially infectious materials, Select Agents and Toxins and recombinant DNA activities.