Investigators must submit a disclosure of all financial interests in myUABResearch. The RCOI office and the COIC use this information to assess whether any significant financial interests constitute a conflict of interest with active research projects.
Financial interests include anything of monetary value accepted or owned by an full-time faculty member, investigator, institutional official, his/her spouse, or his/her dependents, not held in an investment vehicle such as a mutual fund or retirement account in which the owner does not directly control investment decisions, whether or not the value is readily ascertainable.
All investigators must complete a Disclosure of Financial Interests prior to undertaking any research, even if there are no financial interests to report.
Investigators must update Disclosure Profiles:
Financial interests include anything of monetary value accepted or owned by an full-time faculty member, investigator, institutional official, his/her spouse, or his/her dependents, not held in an investment vehicle such as a mutual fund or retirement account in which the owner does not directly control investment decisions, whether or not the value is readily ascertainable.
All investigators must complete a Disclosure of Financial Interests prior to undertaking any research, even if there are no financial interests to report.
Investigators must update Disclosure Profiles:
- Within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in a previously disclosed interest
- After an approved external activity begins
- Annually to re-certify the disclosed interests are still current.
- Click to learn about "How to Submit a Disclosure"