This policy defines the UAB employee classification/status of a UAB employee who may serve as a principal investigator on externally sponsored grants and contracts. This policy will also help OSP’s user community understand why, in certain cases, the PI of record for the funding entity may not be the PI of record for UAB. For example, on certain training or fellowship grants, UAB designates the mentor as the PI, whereas NIH designates the student as the PI.

UAB encourages the procurement and licensing of patents for inventions in the interest of the public, the inventor, and the university.

This policy differentiates case reports from human subjects research.

This procedure outlines the responsibilities of the Investigator, OIRB and IRB regarding the informed consent process and documentation of informed consent.

This policy outlines the requirements for formulating contracts with sponsors of proposed research.

This policy requires the implenmentation of a quality assurance and quality improvement program to monitor compliance with federal regulations and improve the Human Research Protection Program processes

This procedure outlines the responsibilities of the Investigator, IRB, and OIRB for handling Investigator and Institutional Conflicts of Interest.

This procedure outlines the responsibilities of the investigator, OIRB and IRB with regard to suspension or termination of IRB-Approved research and administrative hold.

This procedure outlines the responsibilities of the investigator, OIRB and IRB for continuing review of research approved by the convened IRB.

This procedure lists responsibilities of the investigator, ORIB and IRB for communication among IRBs.