The newly published policies for Animal Use in Research, Teaching and Testing and Research Involving Human Subjects revise the existing UConn Storrs policies to establish a uniform regulatory compliance statement that applies to all campuses under which the programs at UConn Health and Storrs operate.  A single, overarching policy will help in the development of other policies and procedures to help facilitate cross-campus initiatives.

Key revisions:

• Clarification of who the policies apply to (both policies)
• Revisions to definitions to make them consistent with the regulatory definition (both policies)
• Clarification regarding the role of the Institutional Official and committees (IACUC and IRB)
• Clarification of the authority of the attending veterinarian to be consistent with regulatory requirements (Animal Use policy)
• Clarification of the authority of the IRB to be consistent with regulatory requirements (Human Subjects Research policy)
• Revisions to the enforcement section to make the sections consistent with other university policies (both policies)
• Updated list of authorities (both policies)

 

The Human Stem Cell Research policy clarifies and updates the existing University-wide policy regarding the type and scope of research to which the policy applies.

 

The ClinicalTrials.gov policy establishes a new University-wide policy to address FDA, NIH and CMS requirements that applicable trials are registered.

 

Animal Use in Research, Teaching and Testing: https://policy.uconn.edu/?p=113

Human Stem Cell Research Approval: https://policy.uconn.edu/?p=2453

Human Subjects Research: https://policy.uconn.edu/?p=406

ClinicalTrials.gov: https://policy.uconn.edu/?p=7310

 

For additional information, contact Ellen Ciesielski (eciesielski@uchc.edu, 860-679-6004)

 

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