Institutional+Review+Board+(IRB)+Process

You need an IRB protocol when you are doing research on human subjects. Research means any systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
 * When do I need an IRB protocol?**

A human subject is a living individual about whom a research investigator (whether faculty, staff or student) obtains: (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual or (2) identifiable private information or records.

A protocol is not required for program review, unless you intend to disseminate the results. Dissemination includes publication; presentation at a conference or seminar; or a thesis or dissertation.

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**IRB Resources**
h[|ttp://rsp.illinoisstate.edu/research/ethics/index.shtml]

=Human Subjects Research= As of January 1, 2011 new [|CITI training requirements] are in effect. Also effective January 1, 2011, only the new IRB forms available on the Forms page will be accepted. **Please download and use these new forms now.** llinois State University is committed to protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in research investigations under the authority of the university. All research involving human subjects is to be conducted in accordance with relevant federal regulations. Federal regulation, //[|Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46]//, requires that all institutions receiving federal funds, which conduct research using living humans as subjects, establish and operate an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The purpose of the IRB is to ensure the protection of these human subjects. The IRB is guided by the ethical principles embodied in //[|The Belmont Report]// and by additional local standards and expectations.Investigators who plan to use human subjects in research are responsible for obtaining written approval from the IRB prior to conducting research involving human subjects, taking whatever steps are deemed necessary to protect subjects, and abiding by reporting requirements of the IRB.
 * [|IRB Frequently Asked Questions]
 * [|IRB Executive Committee Members]
 * [|IRB Departmental Representatives]
 * [|IRB Meeting Schedule]
 * IRB Policy and Procedure Manual
 * [|IRB Forms]
 * [|IRB Training Opportunities at ISU]