New study submission must include the following (as appropriate): IRB Application IRB applications must be submitted through Cayuse. All required documents can be uploaded into the application as attachments. Plan ahead: It is important that you have all required supporting documents in place before you submit your application so as not to delay HSP review. …read more
Required Training Human Subjects Protection Training All individuals conducting research with human participants must complete Human Subjects Protection (HSP) training modules through the CITI Program before the Office of Human Subjects Protections (OHSP) will review an application. Visit the HSP CITI page for guidance to create an account (or link an existing account) and complete …read more
All IRB initial applications must include a detailed plan for how participants will be identified and recruited. All activities and materials must be non-coercive and the potential subjects must voluntarily participate in the recruitment process. Therefore, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) must approve the recruitment plan and all materials (flyers, email solicitations, advertisements, brochures, letters, …read more
The Principal Investigator The Principal Investigator (PI) is the primary individual responsible for the ethical design and conduct of a research study including the supervision of co-investigators and study personnel. While the PI may delegate tasks to members of their research team, they remain ultimately responsible to ensure all research activities are designed and carried …read more
The Earth’s population continues to grow and our natural resources are limited. It’s important for individuals and communities to learn to live together sustainably. Watch this recorded session as the Office of Research and Innovation partner with the Office of Sustainability, RCE North Texas (UN Recognized Regional Centre for Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development), …read more
Clean air is fundamental to our health. Air pollution has a similar burden of disease to unhealthy diets and smoking, according to the World Health Organization. It is associated with non-communicable diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma, even with a variety of cognitive impacts, as well as the …read more
Once approved, any changes to the protocol (regardless of the scope of the change) may not be implemented by the research team until they have been reviewed and approved by the HSP Office.
Review The Level of review an application receives is based on the risk assessment conducted during the pre-review process. The levels of review are outlined below. Plan ahead: It is important that you have all required supporting documents in place before you submit your application so as not to delay the review process. Some documents …read more
UT Dallas Research, Campus, and Environmental Safety (RCES) in partnership led by Chief Gene Senter, Assistant Chief of Operations Richardson Fire Department (RFD), recently facilitated a three-day (January 10th, 12th, and 14th) training exercise for East Region Hazardous Materials (HazMat) responders, which included teams from Richardson, Grand Prairie, Frisco, Plano, Irving, and Wiley. This multi-jurisdictional, …read more
In the United States, one in nine people aged 65 years and older is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and the total number of individuals living with AD is rapidly increasing throughout the world. While there are no known determinants of the most common form of AD, some individuals are at greater risk of AD …read more
