Animal Subjects: 

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committe (IACUC) reviews and approves all requests to utilize vertebrate animals in research or education, evaluates research protocols and inspects animal laboratory housing facilities.

Dr. Xiaoxin (Luke) Chen, Committee Chair

Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI)

(919) 530-6425

lchen@nccu.edu

Human Subjects

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the protection of human subjects in research reviews and approves all requests to use humans as subjects in research.  This includes educational tests, survey procedures, interview procedures or observations of public behavior, as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations.

Please visit www.citiprogram.org to use the CITI human research educational programs.

Dr. Li-An Yeh, Committee Chair

Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)

(919) 530-7001

lyeh@nccu.edu

-or-

Mr. Billy Bryant, IRB Graduate Assistant

(919) 530-6701

bbryan13@mail.nccu.edu

Misconduct in Science:

Scientific misconduct in science is defined as fabrication, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting or reporting research.  Each institution which receives or applies for a research, research training or research related grant or cooperative agreement under the PHS Act must submit an annual assurance (42 CFR 50, Subpart A).  Institutional procedures are in place for dealing with allegations of misconduct.

Dr. Mildred Pointer, Committee Chair

Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI)

(919) 530-7016

mpointer@nccu.edu

Radiation Safety:

The Radiation Safety Committee functions as chief regulatory driver for making decisions regarding license amendments and addressing any and all issues related to the day-to-day operations of the university's radiations safety program.

Dr. Benjamin Crowe, Committee Chair

Physics Department

(919) 530-5103

bcrowe@nccu.edu

-or-

Mr. Lawrence Edmendson, University Health Physicist

Health and Safety Department

(919) 530-7283

ledmendson@nccu.edu