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Research Involving Human Subjects

The University of Alaska Southeast Institutional Review Board (IRB) is fully authorized to review all research proposals, whether funded or not, that are conducted by the faculty, staff, and graduate or undergraduate students, that involve the use of human subjects. The University IRB has been established to comply with regulations of various federal agencies, and is committed to conducting all research involving human subjects under rigorous ethical principles. The IRB is required to assure that:

• Research methods are appropriate to the objectives of the research;
• Research methods are the safest, consistent with sound research design;
• Risks are justified in terms of related benefits to the subjects;
• Subjects' privacy is protected;
• Subjects participate willingly and knowingly to the extent possible; and
• Research projects are monitored by the IRB.

For more information on the IRB review process, please consult the Institutional Review Board section of the Provost’s Website for all policies and procedures regarding human subjects’ research and all forms needed for application and review of research proposals.

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