
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
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.
Committee Chair, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)
919-530-6570
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IRB Graduate Assistant
919-530-6701
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
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
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Mr. Lawrence Edmendson, University Health Physicist
Health and Safety Department
919-530-7283