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NOTE: For policies and procedures specific to the Human Research Protection Program see the IRB Procedures and the IUPAC Policies websites.

Clinical Human Research Participants
Grants Management
Research Ethics & Compliance
Research Health & Safety
Technology & Information Security

Clinical Human Research Participants

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Acquisition, Use, and Disposition of Donated Human Fetal Tissue for Transplantation Research	Acquisition, Use and Disposition of Donated Human Fetal Tissue Used for Research (Transplantation and Non-Transplantation) or Teaching Preparing to Conduct Donated Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Ineligible for Federal/State Funding Conducting Research Using Donated Human Fetal Tissue for Transplantation into Designated Recipients
Clinical Research Using Drugs
Procuring, Using and Disposing of Donated Human Bodies Used for Research and Teaching	Procuring, Using, and Disposing of Donated Human Bodies Used for Research and Teaching
University Sponsor and Sponsor-Investigator IND/IDE and FDA Pre-Submission Requirements

Grants Management

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Charging of Facilities and Administrative/Indirect Costs to Sponsored Projects	Charging Facilities and Administrative (Indirect) Costs to Sponsored Projects Requesting Facilities and Administrative (Indirect) Cost Reductions Sharing Indirect Cost Recovery Among Collaborating Colleges/Intercollegiate Centers/University-wide Centers
Charging Sponsored Costs Outside the Award Period	Establishing and Charging Preaward or Advance Accounts
Direct Costs on Sponsored Projects	Charging Direct Costs to Sponsored Projects Charging Subaward Costs to Sponsored Projects
Effort Certification	Effort Certification for Certifiers Documenting Effort Outside of ECRT
Fixed Price Contracts, Including Clinical Trials	Fixed Price and Fixed Fee Contract - Closeouts Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial Research Agreements and Payments
Managing Program Income Earned on Sponsored Projects	Handling Program Income at Proposal Time Handling Program Income During the Project Period Handling Program Income at Project Closeout
Managing University Capital Equipment	Capital Equipment Acquisition: Donations Capital Equipment Acquisition: External Transfer Capital Equipment Acquisition: Furnished by a Sponsor Capital Equipment Acquisition: Internal Sales Capital Equipment Purchases Capital Equipment Acquisition: Purchase Capital Equipment Administration: Federal Reporting and Compliance Capital Equipment Administration: Off-Campus Use Capital Equipment Administration: Transfers Capital Equipment Disposals: Donating Capital Equipment Disposals: Selling Capital Equipment Purchased with Sponsored Funds from NSF Grants, NIH Grants or Non-Federal Grants Capital Equipment Disposals: Selling Capital Equipment Purchased with Sponsored Funds (does not include NSF Grants, NIH Grants and Non-Federal Grants) Capital Equipment Disposals: Scrap, Recycle or Cannibalize Capital Equipment Disposals: Selling Capital Equipment Assets to External Entities or Employees Capital Equipment Disposals: Trade-In Capital Equipment Disposals: Transfer to Another Institution
Offering Cost Sharing (including Matching and In-Kind Contributions) on Sponsored Projects	Handling Cost Sharing (including Matching and In-Kind Contributions)

Research Ethics & Compliance

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Acquisition, Use, and Disposition of Donated Human Fetal Tissue for Research (Non-Transplantation) or Teaching	Acquisition, Use and Disposition of Donated Human Fetal Tissue Used for Research (Transplantation and Non-Transplantation) or Teaching
Conducting Research with Human Embryos or Pluripotent Stem Cells	Preparing to Conduct Research Involving Human Embryos or Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Ineligible for Federal/State Funding Project Administration for Research Involving Human Embryos or Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Ineligible for Federal/State Funding
Copyright Ownership		Copyright
Export Controls	Reviewing Sponsor-Provided Documents, Outgoing Material Transfer Agreements, and External Sales for Possible Export Control Issues
For-Cause Investigations Related to Research Compliance Concerns	Preparing, Submitting, Receiving and Investigating a Report of a Research Compliance Concern
Indigenous Research
Individual Conflicts of Interest and Standards Governing Relationships with Business Entities	Reporting External Relationships and Business and Financial Interests Evaluating Reports of Business and Financial Interests and Managing Individual Conflicts of Interest Retrospective Reviews and Mitigation Plans	Individual Conflicts of Interest
Institutional Conflict of Interest	Reviewing and Managing Institutional Conflicts of Interest	Institutional Conflict of Interest
Open Access to Scholarly Articles	Open Access to Scholarly Articles: Archiving or Waiving	Copyright
Openness in Research	Processing Requests for Exemptions to the Policy on Openness in Research	Openness in Research
Outside Consulting and Other Commitments	Outside Consulting and Other Commitments by Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative (P and A) Staff	Individual Conflicts of Interest Outside Consulting and Other Commitments
Research Misconduct	Research Misconduct Review	Academic Misconduct
Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research Education	PI Eligibility Requirements for Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research Education	Code of Conduct Submitting and Accepting Sponsored Projects

Research Health & Safety

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Activities Involving Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents	Activities Involving Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Storing and Using Select Agents Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential	Activities Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules or Other Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents
Controlled Substances Management
Radiation Safety	Human Use of Ionizing Radiation Radioactive Material Use Use of Ionizing Radiation Producing Devices	Health and Safety

Technology & Information Security

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Managing University Records and Information	Retention of University Records Destruction of University Records
Reporting Inventions or Software	Reporting Inventions or Software to the University and Sponsors	Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights
Research Data Management: Archiving, Ownership, Retention, Security, Storage, and Transfer	Transferring Research Data

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