Human Subjects in Research (IRB Approval)
Care and Use of Animals in Research (IACUC)
Biosafety, Environmental Safety and Radiation
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is the campus office charged with adherence to the rules and regulations concerning safety matters relating to research. Individuals proposing research projects which anticipate the use of carcinogenic or toxic compounds, animals, human subjects (including surveys), recombinant DNA, pathogens, or radioactive materials in the research should contact the committee chairs listed below and/or ORSP for further information.
Protection of Human Subjects in Research – The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing and approving research involving the use of human subjects, including surveys. Principal Investigators (including student researchers) proposing reseach using human subjects at any level should review related policies and are encouraged to submit the appropriate application early in the process.
Chair: Dr. MIchael Walker
Phone: 936.468.4402, mwalker@sfasu.edu
Biosafety Committee - Research involving biohazards, such as novel recombinant DNA, blood-borne pathogens, and carcinogens (including select agents) requires protocol review in compliance with NIH guidelines prior to the submission of a proposal or the start of the research.
Chair: Dr. Robert Stewart
Phone: 936.468.3601, rstewart@sfasu.edu
Animal Care and Use Committee - University policy requires that all projects involving the use of live animals must be reviewed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) prior to the initiation of any research. Precautions are taken to protect the user as well as the particular animal species involved. Only properly trained personnel are allowed to handle and dispose of animals. Radioactive animals receive special handling according to federal, state, and campus guidelines on radiation safety; see the section which follows on radiation safety. The use of radioactive materials must be approved prior to submission to the IACUC. Please note that most federal agencies now require that protocols using animals be reviewed and approved by the IACUC prior to submission.
Chair: Dr. Tim Cherry
Phone: 936.468.3705, tcherry@sfasu.edu
Environmental Safety and Health/Radiation Committee - The University Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for ensuring the effective use of safety measures relating to radioactive materials and radiation devices, consistent with the Radiation Control Program of the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Radiation Control Act, and the Federal Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This Radiation Safety Officer regulates the receipt, possession, use, transfer, or acquisition of any source of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation or radiation-producing device. Compliance is required regardless of the source of funds used to support the research.
Health and Safety Policy; Radioactive or Radiation Producing Materials or Equipment
Contact Officer: Dr. Wayne Boring
Phone: 936.468.3606, wboring@sfasu.edu
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