Institutional Review Board

Welcome to the UMBC Institutional Review Board (IRB) web site.  The purpose of this site is to provide information about the university’s human research protection program while facilitating access to regulations, policies, procedures, and forms related to research involving human participants.

 

    FAQs         Contact        Forms         Training     

Regulations/Policy    Reading/Resources    IRB SOP   

Where is my protocol?         

Click any of the below quick links to access the appropriate section of Researcher’s Guide, the UMBC investigator’s manual for conducting human research

                 Advice to Researchers                            What is research?

             IRB Membership                                      How to Submit a Protocol

             Schedule of Meetings                             Examples of Research

             Investigator Responsibilities                  Consent and Assent Guidelines

             Who are Participants?                            Student Research

             What are Pilot Studies?                          Types of Approval

             Online or Internet Research                    Oral History Research

             Research with Children                           Reporting Adverse Events

             Participant Payments                              Continuing Research & Renewals

             HIPAA                                                       Protocol Modifications

             Collaborative Research                          Closing a Protocol

             Foreign Research                                    Protocol Audits     

             Advertisements                                        Biohazardous Materials and Waste Disposal

             Compliance with IRB Procedures          

                 Applying for Certificates of Confidentiality (external link)

Last updated 02/28/2008

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