Research noncompliance occurs when researchers (intentionally or unintentionally) fail to comply with established regulations, policies, and/or committee-approved research protocols. Noncompliance comes in many forms. It is study-specific and not always identified by IRBs and IACUCs in the same manner.  Some instances of noncompliance may be discovered through post-approval monitoring activities, while others come to the committees via whistleblowers, or reports submitted by the researchers themselves.  Whatever the case, committees must decide what happens after noncompliance has been identified. Read more