Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board Committee (IRB) at 重点大学 is responsible for protecting the rights of human subjects who participate in research conducted by faculty, 学生, professional and administrative 工作人员.

The Committee is charged with assuring that people engaging in research as representatives of 重点大学 and people who wish to use members of the campus community as human subjects honor the ethical principles set forth by the Belmont Report (1978).

The IRB carries out its duties by reviewing research activities that intend to use human subjects.

IRB的责任

Activities within the scope of the IRB’s responsibilities include research, 发展, 以及相关活动, which would normally be construed as biomedical and behavioral investigations involving human participants. Included are studies involving not only adults and children, but also investigations of prenatal life and the deceased. Studies or procedures utilizing organs, 组织, bodily fluids of a human being are also included, as are the use of graphic, 写, or recorded information about individuals even when other institutions or investigators have collected this information.

Definition of Research

Any systematic investigation, including research 发展, 测试与评估, designed to develop or contribute to the well-being of participants and to general knowledge. Activities that meet this definition constitute “research” for the IRB, whether or not they are considered research in other contexts. Excluded from this definition are activities whose sole purpose is instructional; also excluded are activities whose purpose is related to routine course or program 发展. 然而, when such research involves 学生 outside of the course, the investigator should file an IRB application sheet and consent form. Research activity would normally include the following:

• Persons or programs requesting extramural (federal, 状态, or private) funds for research or training.
• Individual faculty members (as well as members of the 工作人员 and administration) engaged in research as part of their professional role within the College or as part of their job assignment.
• Students performing human subjects research as part of a course, an independent study or the honors program.
• Individuals (including 学生 or persons from outside the College other than faculty, 工作人员, or administration) conducting research at 重点大学.

最小的风险

The probability of and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests. (Investigators have the obligation to request a clarification by the IRB regarding activities or procedures that are seen by the investigator as questionable in terms of their inclusion in this description).

IRB批准

Means that the IRB has reviewed the research and that the research will be conducted within the policies and procedures outlined in this booklet and within the constraints of other institutional and federal requirements. IRB approval does not necessarily include approbation of the research itself.

应用程序

Student IRB applications are due to the chair of the IRB committee no later than the Friday of mid-term week each semester. 应用程序 must be reviewed and approved by the course instructor and the School IRB representative prior to submission to the IRB chair.