Overview

The Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in
Research (IRB) is responsible for reviewing research projects involving human
subjects for compliance with federal guidelines, reviewing and approving
grant proposals involving human subjects, and providing faculty information
on human research policies and guidelines. The IRB is delegated final
authority regarding what research is subject to review and whether that
research is in compliance with federal guidelines. Policy decisions are
forwarded to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology
Transfer.
Membership consists of one community representative, a representative
from the Office of Research and Technology Transfer, and nine faculty
representatives appointed to staggered three-year terms by the Provost and
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research.
Note: Guidelines require some faculty familiar with human subject research,
some faculty members familiar with the social/psychological dimensions of
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research, and at least one faculty member from a non-scientific area. The
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research must make
appointments consistent with guidelines. The committee elects a chair at
the beginning of each year.