As a part of our mission to maintain the high standards of the Certified Professional in IACUC Administration (CPIA®) program, PRIM&R is conducting a job analysis survey to identify the tasks and knowledge reflective of the roles of IACUC management and administrative personnel. Read more
Plans are underway to revise the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Veterinary Consortium for Research Animal Care and Welfare (VCRACW) is looking for feedback from the lab animal research community to help shape the revisions. To do so, VCRACW has released a survey with questions to help identify areas of the Guide most in need of revision and how it can be improved. The deadline to complete the survey is next Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Read more
Are you an institutional official who works in research compliance, research integrity, human research subjects protection, animal care and use, or conflicts of interest compliance? You are invited to complete a short survey being conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine. The Addressing Violations of Research Integrity and Compliance (AVRIC) study aims to understand institutional experiences and approaches to remediating research noncompliance or integrity violations. Read more
Are you or have you been a member of an IRB, REB, or REC and are interested in sharing your experiences navigating ethical challenges in reviewing global health proposals? If so, the Human Engagement Learning Platform (HELP) for Global Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health needs your help! Read more
Researchers in the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health invite IRB members to participate in a short study related to pediatric research ethics. The purpose of the study is to explore and compare the views of members of the general public and the views of members of IRBs on various types of medical research with children. The information collected is intended to inform how IRBs evaluate the ethical acceptability of proposed medical research in the future. Read more
