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Getting Started
A
Guide for Investigators and Research Staff
Who is required to submit an IRB application?
The UIC IRBs have jurisdiction over the following categories of research when that research involves the use of human subjects, or identifiable private data or tissues derived from human subjects, and the institution is “engaged”in the research by the nature of the research activities:
- Research conducted by UIC faculty and staff.
- Research conducted by adjunct faculty, such as non-salaried faculty, in their role as an adjunct faculty member.
- Research conducted by students, including research to satisfy a requirement imposed by UIC for the award of a degree or the completion of a course of study.
- Research performed on the premises of UIC, or using equipment belonging to UIC.
- Research involving the use or disclosure of UIC protected health information or other identifiable private information.
- Research funded by or supported through UIC.
- The UIC IRBs do not exercise authority or responsibility for research when UIC is not engaged in the research or research not involving human subjects. The IRB’s jurisdiction extends to research in the social/behavioral sciences (i.e. survey, education, public health), as well as to research in the health/biological sciences (i.e. clinical trials, tissue collection, medical chart review). The IRB’s authority extends to all human subject research, regardless of the funding source, including unfunded and departmentally funded research.
Engagement in the research is determined using the OHRP guidance document, “Engagement of Institutions in Research,” located at www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/engage08.html.
Masters of Public Health (MPH) Capstone projects that are only submitted in writing to faculty reviewers and/or presented at a forum open only to the School of Public Health (SPH) community do not require IRB review and approval. However, if MPH students plan to submit their capstone paper for publication or for presentation at meetings open to the public (e.g., a regional conference), they must seek the appropriate level of review through OPRS and the IRB, as they may be conducting human subjects research.
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