Overview of Disclosure Obligations Researchers are required to disclose their activities, affiliations, and financial interests (“activity”) with outside entities and organizations for different compliance reasons. Often this information overlaps so this page highlights what records you should be maintaining and how that information should be disclosed based on each requirement. Information Required for Different Types…

Category 1 List of Agents and Toxins (alphabetical order by name) Abrin Absetterov tick-borne encephalitis virus African horse sickness virus African swine fever virus Avian influenza virus Bacillus anthracis including Pasteur strain Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis Bartonella spp Botulinum neurotoxin producing species of Clostridium Botulinum neurotoxins Brucella abortus Brucella canis Brucella melitensis Brucella suis Burkholderia…

Critical and Emerging Technologies Updated to reflect the federal government’s February 2024 Critical and Emerging Technologies List Update Advanced Computing Advanced supercomputing, including for AI applications Edge computing and devices Advanced cloud services High-performance data storage and data centers Advanced computing architectures Advanced modeling and simulation Data processing and analysis techniques  Spatial computing Advanced Engineering…

September 11, 2025: NIH research security implementation Research Security Training Must be completed by Senior/Key Personnel within 12 months prior to application submission on or after January 25, 2026 Senior/Key Personnel will certify annually in the RPPR that they have completed training within the past 12 months Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP) Prohibition Effective…

Country of Concern Engagements Countries of Concern Engagements are activities or relationships that involve significant or meaningful interaction, affiliation, collaboration, or exchange with a foreign entity/individual involving a country of concern (see below). These engagements must be reviewed by the Office of Research (OR) through the Countries of Concern Engagement Tool process before initiating the…

Federal Funding Proposal Review To meet the federal government’s expectations of institutions that receive federal research funds, UCI must ensure all individuals required by the federal sponsor to submit biographical sketches and other/current & pending support are submitting complete and accurate information about their international engagements in compliance with federal agency disclosure requirements. This expectation…

Research Security and International Engagement Contacts Since Research Security and International Engagement relates to multiple compliance areas, below are some of the contacts that can help you with your specific questions. Compliance AreaDescriptionContact Research Security and International Engagement (General)Research Security and International Engagement Committee, research securityor-rsie@uci.edu Conflict of Interest in ResearchResearchers’ outside financial interestcoioc@research.uci.edu Federal…

Frequently Asked Questions What is Research Security and International Engagement? Research Security and International Engagement encompasses the federal government’s broad concerns related to protecting the U.S. research and development enterprise and promoting national security. As described in the National Security Presidential Memorandum-33, the federal government is requiring research organizations like UCI to implement a research…

Research Data Guidance The University of California issued a Research Data Policy, effective July 15, 2022, that clarified “the Regents of the University of California owns Research Data generated or collected in the course of University Research, and exercises this responsibility to support research, collaboration, public dissemination of information, and to meet its responsibility under…

Other Research Considerations In addition to the requirements tied to federal sponsored projects, the federal government identified other activities and areas that are of concern for Research Security and International Engagement. Research Data Guidance UC issued the Research Data Policy to clarify the ownership of and responsibility for Research Data generated during the course of…