NEW 1/22/07!!! Fred Gray, noted civil rights attorney, spoke at UAF on January 19, 2007, about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The archived webcast of his lecture is available at mms://catstream2.cat.uaf.edu/gray (requires Windows Media Player). The Office of Research Integrity also has several DVDs of the lecture that may be checked out for UAF educational uses.
Applied Research Ethics
Protecting
human participants in research involves, first and foremost, adherence
to the basic ethical principles for the conduct of research. Everyone
engaged in research involving human subjects is expected to read
and understand the Belmont Report (click on the Web Links button)
and apply these principles to every aspect of their work. This
is the basis for the federal regulations and provides the framework
for IRB protocol review.
- Respect
for persons (autonomy)
- Beneficence
- Justice
Knowledge
All
individuals working on a UAF IRB Protocol must have a demonstrated
knowledge of human subject protections. To learn about human subject
protections and to document that you have completed a formal educational
program please enroll and complete the recommended modules in the
CITI Educational Program (click on the Training button). Beginning
January 2006 NO protocols will be accepted for review
until, at the minimum, the Principal Investigator has successfully
completed the core components of the CITI training. Prior to final
approval of any protocol requiring expedited or full IRB Review,
the entire research team must successfully complete the required
CITI training.
Click HERE for a list of references that are useful for stimulating discussion about the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects, participants or co-researchers.
Protocol Review
The
UAF Institutional Review Board is an independent body comprised
of scientists, non-scientists, and members who are not affiliated
with the university in any way. This body reviews all UAF research
projects involving human subjects by applying the three ethical
principles mentioned above. This review process is quite different
from peer review; therefore, to assist you in your application
the IRB has developed a form that you must complete and submit
(click on Forms and Instructions). Although this is different from
a peer review process the IRB requires that you clearly state your
research objectives and methodology because it is an integral component
of evaluating risk versus benefit. If the research is funded by
the U.S. Public Health Service it is required that a copy of the
grant be included with the IRB Protocol application.
Understanding the Program
This
web site provides the basic information and guidance for UAF faculty,
staff and students that propose research involving human participants.
If you have specific questions whether the work proposed is "research" or "program
assessment, quality assurance or quality improvement, review the guidance
document.
If you have
any questions, concerns or suggestions be sure to contact the staff
in the Office of Research Integrity at 907-474-7800.
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