Â鶹Դ´ Us
The Â鶹Դ´ Institutional Review Board (IRB) is required by federal regulations to review all human subjects research activities conducted for which: (1) the conduct or recruitment of the research involves Â鶹Դ´ resources (property, facility or funding, including extramural funds administered by Â鶹Դ´); (2) the research is conducted by or under the direction of any employee, student or agent of Â鶹Դ´ in connection with his or her institutional responsibilities; (3) the research is conducted by or under the direction of any employee, student or agent of Â鶹Դ´ using any property or facility of Â鶹Դ´; or (4) the research involves the use of Â鶹Դ´â€™s non-public information to identify or contact human research subjects or prospective subjects.
Â鶹Դ´ files a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) with the Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Human Research Protections (DHHS/OHRP). Â鶹Դ´â€™s FWA assures the government and the public that it will comply with federal regulations for the protection of human research subjects.
The function of the IRBs is to ensure adherence to all federal, state, local, and institutional regulations concerning the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in research. Â鶹Դ´â€™s IRB review is required for both funded and non-funded human subjects research.
The IRB’s role at Â鶹Դ´ extends to all research involving human subjects whether conducted by faculty, staff, or students. The purpose of the IRB is to inform and protect human subjects used in research. The IRB acts as an advocate for the research subject. This means that the IRB, during its review of a research project and the informed consent, has the right and responsibility to ensure that the research subject is fully informed of the procedures involved in the study as well as the risks.