Human Research Protections

Good afternoon,   The presentation slides and the Zoom recording of last week’s QRAM are posted here for your reference: https://research.uci.edu/electronic-research-administration/qram/.   We will send out the next meeting information soon! As a reminder, if you are interested in a specific topic or have expertise in a topic that others might enjoy, please let us…

Dear Colleagues,   The ERA has updated the KRP user guide and added a new dropdown section “Steps to Take to Ensure Receiving the KRP Reminders in Outlook and Gmail”. You can find it at the bottom of the General Tips section. https://research.uci.edu/electronic-research-administration/kuali-research/kr-protocols/   We also attached the steps here in this email below. With…

Dear Colleagues,   This is a reminder for next week’s Quarterly Research Administration Meeting (QRAM). The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 09/13, from 10:00AM-11:30AM. Join the meeting by using this link.   Below is the tentative agenda:   Special Guest: VCR Pramod Khargonekar Honest Broker – Cohort Discovery Tools Federal Update RSIC Process Review Clinical…

Institutional Review Board Human Research Protections (HRP) HRP Listserv: Important Recruitment Reminders for Researchers!   Version August 23, 2023   When recruiting human research subjects, keep in mind the following: Implementation of the Gender Recognition and Lived Name Policy will be in full effect December 31, 2023. This policy applies to all university campuses, medical…

  Institutional Review Board Human Research Protections (HRP)   Qualtrics Not Approved for P3/P4 Data   Version August 15, 2023   Update!! HRP wants our research community to be aware of the following. The enterprise license for the Qualtrics survey tool was extended for one last year on the UCI campus.  With the last contractual…

Human Research Protections (HRP)   Updated IRB and hSCRO Forms    Version July 10, 2023   Updated IRB and hSCRO forms will be released after 5pm on July 14, 2023   The Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Human Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (hSCRO) forms in Kuali Research Protocols (KRP) have been revised to incorporate regulatory requirements…

Institutional Review Board Human Research Protections (HRP)   Using Inclusive, Gender-Neutral Language in the IRB Consent Templates   Version June 15, 2023 Effective June 1, 2023, new human research studies that involve an informed consent process will be required to use the latest IRB consent templates.  The updated IRB consent templates include the use of…

Attention UCI Researchers! The Recruitment Master Template is now available   Are you conducting exempt or expedited research (i.e., minimal risk)?   Does your study have multiple recruitment documents (e.g., email, flyer, webposting)?   If the answer is “Yes” to the above, the new Recruitment Master Template may be  is for you!     Effective…