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

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)

Meetings dates for IRB and IACUC

The IRB and IACUC have set their schedule for meetings and for acceptance of protocols for the next academic year. Please review the below:

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

October 04, 2010; Full Board Review applications due by September 06, 2010
December 06, 2010; Full Board Review applications due by November 08, 2010
February 07, 2011; Full Board Review applications due by January 03, 2011
April 04, 2011; Full Board Review applications due by March 07, 2011
June 06, 2011; Full Board Review applications due by May 09, 2011

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Protocols must be submitted to
The IACUC will meet in:  HARPO no later than:

October, 2010  August 15, 2010 
January, 2011  November 15, 2010
April, 2011  February 15, 2011
July, 2011  May 15, 2011

OHRP educational videos on YouTube

OHRP has created and published educational videos on the HHS YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/USGOVHHS#g/c/5965CB14C2506914).

Topics covered include "Research Use of Human Biological Specimens and Other Private Information", "Reviewing and Reporting Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Events," "Institutional Review Board (IRB) Membership" and "General Informed Consent Requirements Parts I (Research Investigator)and II (Research Subject)."

OLAW Clarifies Use of Animals in NIH Grants | ALN

OLAW Clarifies Use of Animals in NIH Grants | ALN

PubMed® Advanced Search Page Modified

As reported on the Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)website (http://weblogs.nal.usda.gov/awic/archives/007674.html), the PubMed Search Builder section of the Advanced Search page will soon be modified to provide users with a more cohesive method to build searches. This will be very useful to animal researchers when creating protocol application and addressing the 3 R's. See: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj10/mj10_pm_adv_search_page.html