51勛圖厙

Institutional Review Board

Mission Statement

The 51勛圖厙 Institutional Review Board (IRB) works with the University research community to help ensure that human subjects engaged in research are treated with dignity adequately protected from risk of harm; and voluntarily give informed consent to participate in research.

For the purpose of this policy ���human subject research��� means any activity that meets the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) definition of ���research��� and involves ���human subjects��� as defined by OHRP. The IRB follows the ethical principles found in the Belmont Report and codified in .

Before any work may begin on a research protocol, the IRB must review and approve the research.

The IRB reviews all changes to research protocols before implementation. In accordance with federal regulations, the IRB has the authority to suspend or terminate approval of research that is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB���s decisions, conditions, and requirements, or that has been associated with unexpected serious harm to subjects.

The IRB must conduct some form of risk-benefit analysis of all human subject research in an attempt to determine whether or not research should be done.

The 51勛圖厙 IRB also reviews research conducted by outside investigators involving 51勛圖厙 students, personnel, records, or facilities. Researchers not affiliated with 51勛圖厙, who wish to come onto the 51勛圖厙 campus, or use Marist records to identify potential subjects, must either provide the IRB with a previously approved application from an IRB at an institution with an FWA or submit a new application to the 51勛圖厙 IRB. Outside researchers must have approval from the 51勛圖厙 IRB before they access 51勛圖厙 records or contact 51勛圖厙 students or personnel.