Grinnell College Faculty Handbook

Grinnell College Faculty Handbook 1

APPENDIX IX

RESEARCH OVERSIGHT

Research oversight at Grinnell College encompasses the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). These three committees are charged with reviewing research proposals from faculty, staff and students so that research with human participants, non-human subjects and biohazards complies with accepted ethical standards.

Additionally, research oversight also includes the Office of Institutional Compliance, which oversees the IRB, IACUC and IBC, and handles issues of research integrity and conflict of interest.

I. Institutional Review Board

The IRB reviews all proposals for research involving human participants by faculty, staff and students to ensure that the research project will be conducted in an ethical manner and that the proposed treatment of participants does not violate federal laws. For information on the board’s membership requirements, duties and procedures please see the online faculty handbook supplement on Grinnell’s IRB webpage.

II. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

The IACUC reviews all proposals for research involving non-human animal subjects by faculty, staff and students to ensure that the research project will be conducted in an ethical manner and that the proposed treatment of subjects does not violate federal laws. For information on the committee’s membership requirements, duties and procedures please see the online faculty handbook supplement on Grinnell’s IACUC webpage.

III. Institutional Biosafety Committee

The IBC reviews all proposals for research involving biohazards by faculty, staff and students to ensure that the research project will be conducted in an ethical manner and that the proposed research procedures do not violate federal laws. For information on the committee’s membership requirements, duties and procedures please see the online faculty handbook supplement on Grinnell’s IBC webpage.

IV. Office of Institutional Compliance

The Office of Institutional Compliance provide consultation for members of Grinnell College review committees (IRB, IACUC, IBC) and other interested parties. The office also serves as a grievance committee for complaints by subjects or on behalf of subjects and to investigate reports of research misconduct and violations of conflict of interest. For information on the office’s membership requirements, duties and procedures please see the online faculty handbook supplement on Grinnell’s Office of Institutional Compliance webpage.

Last Revision 7-28-05