OVERVIEW

Our goal is to promote the responsible conduct of research at MSU, to assure compliance with federal, state, and university regulations and policies on research and to serve as a campus resource for research ethics education materials and training.

The Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) facilitates research review processes in accordance with federal regulations to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects, to protect public health and safety, and to assure the objectivity and integrity of research. The MSU peer review boards include:

• Biomedical and Health Institutional Review Board (BIRB)
• Community Research Institutional Review Board (CRIRB)
• Social Science/Behavioral/Education Institutional Review Board (SIRB)
• HIPAA Research Privacy Board
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
• Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC)
• Chemical Hygiene Committee (CHC)
• Radiation Drug Research Committee (RDRC)
• Conflict Review Committee (CRC)

Policies & Guidelines Governing Research & Creative Activities

Refer to the MSU Faculty Handbook, Section VI. Research and Creative Activities for specific policies on the Human Research Protection Program, Use of Animals in Research, Teaching and Outreach, and Use of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Hazards: www.hr.msu.edu/HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Faculty

Questions: contact the Office of Regulatory Affairs at 204 Olds Hall /
ph: 517-432-4500 / fax: 517-353-2976.

Guidelines on Authorship: Adopted by the University Research Council, January 15, 1998
www.msu.edu/unit/vprgs/authorshipguidelines.htm

Research Data: Management, Control & Access: Approved by the University Research Council, February 7, 2001
www.msu.edu/~biomed/rcr/datamgmt.htm

Financial Conflict of Interest Related to NSF & PHS Support: Issued by the Office of the Provost and The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, October 2, 1995
www.cga.msu.edu/default.asp?cont=coi-regs and
www.hr.msu.edu/HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Faculty Section VI.

Procedures Concerning Allegations of Misconduct in Research and Creative Activities: Approved by the Board of Trustees, April 11, 1997 and revised on June 28, 2002
www.hr.msu.edu/HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Faculty Section VI.