June 2004

Human Subjects

IUPUI/Clarian SOP for Obtaining and Documenting Informed Consent Available for Public Comment; Comment Period Closed on Exempt and Expedited New Study Approval Process SOP As reported in the SOP Communication #1, (http://www.iupui.edu/~res-poly/human-sop/communication-1.htm), IUPUI/Clarian developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing the policies and procedures for all human subjects research being conducted by researchers whose work is subject to review and approval by the IUPUI/Clarian Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). These SOPs will become the minimum required standards for conducting human subjects research and will be the framework against which all applications are evaluated and audited by the IRBs. The SOPs roll out plan calls for the SOPs to be released to the IUPUI/Clarian research community via this Web site. For a limited time, the SOPs will be open to the IUPUI/Clarian research community for review and comment. All comments must be received prior to the close of the comment date posted in the SOPs Table of Contents. Approved revisions to a SOP will be made in a timely manner and displayed on this Web site (http://www.iupui.edu/~respoly/human-sop/human-sop-menu.htm). Only comments that are appropriate, constructive and objective will be considered. Due to resource limitations, we can only accept comments transmitted electronically to the Research Compliance Administration mailbox at resrisk@iupui.edu. Comments received by other media (e.g., by telephone, fax, mail and to other e-mail addresses) will not be considered.

Proposal Development

Indiana Solicitation Opportunities Program Clarification A link has been placed on the IU Research Gateway Proposal Development and Funding page as State of Indiana Solicitations at http://www.ai.org/cgi-bin/idoa/cgi-bin/bidad.pl. Please note that mail announcements will no longer be sent out to potential bidders. Therefore, you are encouraged to visit this link periodically to ensure timely receipt of important state opportunities. All questions and concerns regarding this announcement should be addressed to Etta Ward, Director of Sponsored Program Development, at 317.278.8427 or by email at emward@iupui.edu.

What's New

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Submissions

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