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Important Announcement: 2024 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Series

Spring 2024
In This Issue:

• Register Now!  The Future of Research Integrity Conference
• New Biosafety Officer Appointed
• Institutional Review Board (IRB): Protocol Deviation Reporting
• IVC Caging System for Animal Facilities
• 2024 Responsible Conduct of Research Training Registration Open
• Items of Interest

Fall 2023
In This Issue:

• South Alabama Awarded HHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Conference Grant
• 2024 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Schedule
• Acknowledging Biosafety Awareness Month
• Research Participant Recruitment Materials
• Informed Consent and Key Information Requirement
• Tips From the IRB Office
• Articles of Interest 
• Please Provide Feedback!

Spring 2023
In This Issue:

• Welcome to the Team!
• Danielle Miller Selected as USA Employee of the Quarter
• All New IRBNet Resources and Webpage
• Annual Conflict of Interest Disclosures
• New International Shipping Policy
• Complying with NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Requirements
• NSF Will Require RCR Training for Faculty
• Do You Know How Long Your Research Data Should Be Retained?
• Responsible Conduct of Research Online Canvas Training
• Articles of Interest

Fall 2022
In This Issue:

• Congratulations Stefanie White!
• 2022-2023 Responsible Conduct or Research (RCR) Training Series
• Data Management and Sharing Policy
• IRB Passes U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Inspection
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspections
• Articles of Interest
• IRBNet Questionnaire
• Suggestion Box

Spring 2022
In This Issue:

• Welcome To Our Team!
• Responsible Conduct of Research Training Open through May
• Animals and InterInstitutional Research: What Researchers Need to Know
• Conflict of Interest in Research
• Updated IRB Statement of Compliance 
• Must Read Articles
• USA Researchers Coming or Going
• We Want Your Feedback!

Fall 2021
In This Issue:

• Using REDCap in Tracking and Evaluation of Occupational Health for an Animal Care and Use Program
• IRBNet: Updating Your User Profile
• Educational Outreach for Clinical Research Staff
• 2021-2022 Responsible Conduct of Research Training Update and Registration
• Travel Laptop Loaner Program
• Online Training Available for Shipping of Biological Substances and Dry Ice
• Questions and Answers Corner

Spring 2021
Inside This Issue:

• IRB and Continuing Review for Minimal Risk Projects 
• Human Subjects Research:  Considerations for Audio/Video Recording
• New Policy on Non-medical Controlled Substances Research
• International Collaborations and Disclosures
• Laboratory Research: Coats and Gloves
• RCR Policy Update
• Articles of Interest

Fall 2020
Inside This Issue:

• Responsible Conduct of Research Training During Covid-19 Pandemic 
• Tips for Presenting Scientific Images with Integrity
• USA's New Policy Library
• International Research: Considering Export Controls at the Proposal Stage
• Export License and Export Filing Requirements: Russia, China and Venezuela
• Working with Viral Vectors
• New Clinical Trials Webpage
• Investigational New Drug Guidance for Investigators
• Articles of Interest 

Summer 2020
Inside This Issue:

• COVID-19 and Regulatory Research Activities 
• When a Research Subject Cannot Physically
  Sign Informed Consent
• Documenting the Informed Consent Process
• Export Control Research

Spring, 2019
Inside This Issue:

• Human Subjects Research and Revised Common Rule
• IRB Policies and Procedures
• We Can Help By Speaking With Your Class About IRB
• New Autoclave SOP
• National Science Foundation Policy on Harassment
• Responsible Conduct of Training Series is Still in Progress!
• Hosting Visitors from Embargoed Countries
• Items of Interest
• Office of Research Compliance and Assurance: Committees and Programs

Summer, 2018
Inside This Issue:

• 2018 Common Rule Burden-Reducing Provisions
• IRBNet and Updated Feature: Human Subjects Research
• Receiving/Purchasing Materials for Research?
• Export Control: Quick Tips
• New Biosafety Training Requirements
• NSF Notice 144: Sexual Harassment
• Reminder: Clinical Research Investigators: RCR Colloquia
• Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Spring 2018 Newsletter
• Food and Drug Administration: Research Subject Compensation
• DHHS Office of Human Research Protections Workshop on Informed Consent 

Spring, 2018
Inside This Issue:

• New Informed Consent Templates
• Healthcare Operations:  Research vs. Quality Improvement
• Update on Common Rule
• New Export Control Training Module
• Reminder:  NSF Responsible Conduct of Research Training Requirement 
• Items of Interest 

Winter, 2018
Inside This Issue:

• Common Rule 2018 Updates
• Recap:  NIH Policy Changes
• NIH Changes to Certificate of Confidentiality
• NIH Policy:  Single IRB for Multi-Site Research Studies
• 2017-2018 Responsible Conduct of Research Training Series
• Updates and New Information

Summer, 2017
Inside This Issue:

• IRB Submission:  Getting Started
• Involvement in Clinical Research:  For Non-Healthcare Providers
• Western IRB (WIRB) Submission Now Live
• Clinical Research Fundamentals Training
• Clinical Trials Module
• Welcome New Staff
• QA/QI Program
• Observing Informed Consent Process
• Conducting Research Responsibly:  Data Management Practices