23 August 2010

IRB application submissions for approval

Submit IRB applications early to allow time for review. Each category of review has time periods built in to allow the IRB the opportunity to provide guidance and approval for your study. GO to http://www.umbc.edu/research/HARPO/IRB/IRBprotdevelop.html#submit for the schedule.

HARPO Presentations

The Fall semester is nearly upon us and HARPO is getting ready to make presentations to classes to review the Institutional Review Board's (IRB) requirements for submission, review and approval. We can also answer questions students may have about research compliance in general or about any planned student research projects.

Look for emails soon to our request to visit. Or, contact HARPO at 5-2737 or HARPO@umbc.edu to schedule a time. The current schedule is found at: http://www.umbc.edu/research/HARPO/presentations.html

11 August 2010

Comparison table for the 1996 vs. 2010 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

THe American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) has created a comparison table for the 1996 vs. 2010 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. This compares text differences, section by section, between the 1996 and 2010 editions.

http://www.aalas.org/bookstore/downloads.aspx (go to Other downloads section)