Institutional Review Board and
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

The Elmhurst University Institutional Review Board / Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IRB/IACUC) has been established to protect the rights and welfare of human and animal research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted at or sponsored by Elmhurst University.

The IRB evaluates potential risks to human subjects through initial and continuing review of research projects. It has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction as specified by both the federal regulations (45 CFR Part 46) and local institutional policy.

The primary role of the IACUC is to ensure the humane care and use of animals in research. The IACUC is responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations of the Public Health Service by reviewing research projects that involve animals, maintaining and enacting procedures for evaluating the institution’s animal care and use, maintaining and enacting an adequate veterinary care program, maintaining and enacting an occupational health and safety program, maintaining and enacting a program for housing and management of animals, and overseeing and inspecting facilities for housing and support of animals as required by law.

• Policy and Procedures – 2023 Revision
• Appendix A: IRB Proposal Form
• Appendix B: IRB Informed Consent and Assent Templates
• Appendix C: IACUC Proposal Form
• Appendix D: IRB Course/Class-Based Student Research Checklist
• Appendix E: IRB Exemption Checklist
• Appendix F: IRB Proposal Amendment Request Form
• Appendix G: IRB Proposal Renewal Form
• Appendix H: IRB Sample Reliance Agreement
• Appendix I: CITI Module Recommendations
• Appendix J: Recruiting Participants for Human Subjects Research

Regulations and Guidelines

• Federal – Human Subjects Research
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services
    Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Public Welfare, Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects
  • The Belmont Report
    Ethical Principles for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research

• International – Human Subjects Research
  • The Nuremberg Code
  • The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
    Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects

• Federal – Animal Research
  • Animal Welfare Regulations and Rules of Practice – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Animal Welfare, Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
  • National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Welfare, Public Health Service, PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training

Educational Resources

Conducting Research with Human Subjects

• Offices and Organizations
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections
  • Public Responsibility in Research and Medicine (PRIM&R)

• Instruction and Training
  • CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)
    Elmhurst subscribes to this training program. New users: Choose “Register,” create your account and select Elmhurst University as your institution. If you are already certified through CITI from a different institution, you can add/change your affiliation and transfer your certification.

• Additional Information
  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule: Research Implications

IRB and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

 

Melissa Giese, Ph.D.
Doctor of Veterinary of Medicine

 

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