Search OSP Website Office Resources eDataSheet Staff Annual Reports OSP forms & Guides UC Contracts & Grants Manual UCSC Indirect Cost Rates Agency forms via TRAM National Council of University Research Administrators Campus Compliance Committees Chancellor's Animal Research Committee (CARC) Campus EH&S Diving Control Board Human Subjects Institutional Review Board Radiation Safety Agency Resources NSF Fastlane Agency Links Searching for Funding UC Office of the President Initiatives & Funding Opportunities COS: Community of Science/Scholars Foundations On-Line Science's Next Wave - Information about grants, jobs, and careers in science New Funding Opportunity Notifications received by OSP Related UC Sites Academic/Industry Research at UC Santa Cruz UC Research Administration UC Technology Transfer Multi-Campus Research Units & similar UC-wide Competitive Research Programs Guidelines of the Committee for Protection of Human Subjects, UCSC Institutional Review Board DRAFT (January 2000) Forms The Guidelines of the UCSC Institutional Review Board (IRB) are for use by researchers. They are based on the Federal Regulations for Protection of Human Research Subjects, the University Policy on the Protection of Human Subjects in Research, and the Assurance of Compliance with Federal Regulations on the Protection of Human Subjects. The topics covered by the Guidelines are as follows. Part I (UCSC IRB Responsibilities): What research is subject to review by the UCSC IRB? What, stated briefly, are the consequences when research is subject to review? Part II (Research Exempt from UCSC IRB Oversight): What research is exempt from full UCSC IRB review? Detailed instructions on how to apply for an exemption see the Declaration of Exemption Form. Part III (Submission of Protocols): What documents must researchers submit for review by the UCSC IRB? What help is available in preparing the documents? Part IV (Informed Consent): What must researchers do to obtain informed consent from subjects? When may these requirements be waived? Part V (Special Situations): What are the special procedures for medical research? For research involving vulnerable subjects or research in other countries? For research involving other institutions? For research continuing beyond one year? If a researcher wants to make changes to their research design after initial approval. Part VI (Review by the UCSC IRB): What are its principles of decision? When must it report to other agencies on problems involving researchers? For categories of research that may be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) through an Expedited Review, click here. Institutional Review Board Committee Members Name Title Department E-mail Dr Bruce Bridgeman IRB Chair Psychology bruceb@cats.ucsc.edu Daniel Friedman . Economics dan@cats.ucsc.edu Leslie Elkind MD . Health Center lmelkind@cats.uccsc.edu Alice Yang-Murray . History ayang@cats.ucsc.edu Stanley Abraham . Community Member Caitlin Deck IRB Administrator Office of Sponsored Projects cddeck@ucsc.edu or (831)459-4114 Human Subjects Forms to download PDF Format Rich Text Format Human Subjects Consent Human Subjects Consent Human Subjects Consent Documentation Human Subjects Consent Documentation Human Subjects Protocol Human Subjects Protocol Human Subjects Exemption Human Subjects Exemption Human Subjects Annual Renewal Human Subjects Annual Renewal   Human Subjects Guidlines   HIPAA Research Authorization HIPPA Research Authorization   Policy Links UCSC Human Subject Approval is governed by federal policy: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm And under the guidance of the Belmont Report: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm UC Policy with regards Protection of Human Subjects in Research: http://www.ucop.edu/raohome/cgmanual/chap18.html NIH: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/polasur.htm Office of Sponsored Projects - Office of Research - University of California, Santa Cruz Send feedback about this website to wlogan@ucsc.edu. This webpage last updated July 19, 2004.