COMPLIANCE

Mission

• to ensure that research performed within the University system is safe and ethical;
• to facilitate the conduct of research;
• to comply with applicable regulations, laws, and institutional policies; and,
• to promote a culture of integrity in research.

Program

BioSafety Program

Conflicts of Intrest in Research

Diving Safety Program

HIPAA Program

IACUC - Comparative Medicine

IRB - Institutional Review Board & Human Research Protection Program

Quality Improvement Program

Radiation Safety Office

Research Misconduct

Tax-Free Alcohol Request

An overview of each programs is provided on-line at:

www.stpete.usf.edu/research2/faculty/Compliance.htm.

Review the Quick Start Guide, HRPP Policies & Procedures Manual, and Application Forms and Templates are available at

www.research.usf.edu/cs/irb.htm.

New Requirements

• January 1, 2010 - e-IRB mandatory for new applications. Summer 2010 began the transition of existing paper applications to the new electronic submission.
  • Registration and login in online
  • Help Desk - 813.974-2880
  • User Manual
  • Sandbox DEMO available
  • Training Presentation
  • Training Schedule and Registration
  • On-site Training available upon request - contact 873-4096

• January 4, 2010 - NSF Requirement; Training in the Responsible conduct of Research. All graduate and undergraduate students and post doctoral research fellows who are submitting new proposals for NSF funding are required to receive training in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). For information about this requirement ca be found on the web at www.research.usf.edu/cs/.

A CITI web-based course in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is available to USF system-wide researchers at no cost. Please review Instructions for Accessing the CITI RCR Course on the web at www.research.usf.edu/cs/.