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
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
Recently, UTD partnered with the Texas Stream Team (TST) to promote environmental stewardship. TST is a statewide initiative and a volunteer-based water quality monitoring program that is administered through partnership between The Meadows Center at Texas State University, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Trained volunteers collect …read more
On September 28th and 29th, UT Dallas President Richard Benson led a delegation to Fed Supernova in Austin, Texas. Organized by Capital Factory, this event brought together hundreds of Department of Defense (DOD), corporate, and academic representatives to collaborate in improving our national defense. Over 1,000 more attended virtually. The US Department of Defense and its …read more
The Office of Research and Innovation, in collaboration with the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is offering three new programs this fall for research faculty, PhD candidates, postdocs, and other UT Dallas researchers interested in commercializing their inventions. The programs are: If you have any interest in commercializing your …read more
Market the Invention The UTD Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC )uses the online database Inteum to allow industry to search available UT Dallas technologies. We also attend conferences and industry events to promote our technology. Once interests are identified, we will work together with the inventors to describe the technical details and advantages of the …read more
Commonly Asked Questions Regarding Startup Ventures What qualifies as a UT Dallas startup? What are the realities of establishing a new business? Am I, as UT Dallas faculty/staff member, permitted to start a company and remain at the university? Can I license from the university a technology that I invented while at UT Dallas for …read more
Forms and Agreements Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA): A legal contract between at least two parties that outlines confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties wish to share with one another for certain purposes, but wish to restrict access to by third parties. Material Transfer Agreement (MTA): A legal contract that governs the transfer of tangible …read more
