Volume I, Issue 6
October, 2001
Research and Sponsored Programs

Clarification of Protection of Human Subjects Test Requirement
It is also important to note that persons obtaining informed consent should be included in this section of the summary safeguard statement. In many cases, the IRB will accept completion of another university's human subjects test requirement for those investigators from other academic institutions, so be sure to note at which institutions collaborators will be performing aspects of the research. Any research submitted to an IUPUI/Clarian IRB is subject to this requirement.

Additional IRB Requirements for VA-Funded Studies Involving Human Subjects
Previously, the requirement applied to only NIH-funded studies. Section 3 requests information regarding the race and gender of study participants. In addition, the IRB must receive one copy of the grant proposal for each new study submitted to the IRB involving VA funding. IRB Continuing Review Forms will be updated on the Research Compliance Web site to reflect this change.

Routing of Electronic Proposals
Electronic proposals continue to be under the same guidelines as paper proposals and must receive institutional review and approval prior to submission to the funding agency.

Electronic submissions take various forms including preparation of the proposal directly on an agency's web site or the electronic transmission of files. In all cases, the appropriate number of paper copies for internal use should be routed through the department, dean's office, and Research and Sponsored Programs (R&SP) with a Route Sheet. Once approved, R&SP will either submit the proposal electronically or notify the project director to proceed with the electronic submission. Contact R&SP for instructions or guidance.

Research and Sponsored Programs
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General - 274-8285
Research Compliance - 274-8289
Sponsored Program Development - 278-0249

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