Human Research Protections Program (HRPP)
- Research Grand Rounds Schedule - May-June 2012 - Click Here
- Notice To The UM Research Community Regarding NEW Required Consent & Assent Form Templates - Effective 3-1-2012
- Notice Regarding Data Use Agreements (DUAs): Data Use Agreement (DUA) negotiation/execution is the responsibility of the Office of Research and Administration (ORD). If you wish to have a DUA put in place with a government agency or a non-profit organization, please contact the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) team (Team A-E) responsible for your Department’s grants & contracts . If you wish to have a DUA put in place with a company, please contact Amshu Siddalingaswamy in the Center for Clinical Trials & Corporate Contracts at 410-706-1932 or asidd001@umaryland.edu.
- "Should I Take Part In Research?" - A brochure for potential research participants. NEW!
- Reportable New Information Bulletin (Revised 6-28-2011)
- NEW Investigator Manual (Revised 11-10-2011)
- HRPO Newsletter - Spring 2011
Mission
Download the Human Research Protections Program Plan.
The mission of the UMB’s Human Research Protection Program is to cultivate a culture of conscience in the research community to ensure the highest levels of protections and advocacy for research participants by:
- actively engaging and working cooperatively with the Institutional Official, Institutional leaders, and all components of the HRPP
- facilitating ethical and scientifically sound research institutional oversight and IRB review processes
- contributing to the knowledge of investigators and research personnel through education and training programs
- communicating with sponsors, and
- serving as a consistent resource for all current, past, and prospective participants.
About HRPO
The Human Research Protections Office (HRPO) is located within the School of Medicine and reports functionally and administratively to the Dean of the School of Medicine. The HRPO is the coordinating office for the Human Research Protections Program, and provides support for the UMB Institutional Review Board (IRB) which conducts ethical and scientific review, compliance, and oversight activities for over 1,000 clinical research protocols. The office also provides education and training for over 2000 investigators and staff involved in research involving human subjects.
Staffing structure for the Human Research Protections Office includes six IRB Analysts, six Research Compliance Monitors, Four Clinical Protocol Analysts, one Education & Support Specialist, one Information Systems Engineer, and two Program Managers who report to the Executive Director. The Executive Director is the designated Human Research Protections Administrator and exercises operational responsibility, on a day-to-day basis, for the institution's program for protecting human research subjects. Two full-time Office Clerks provide administrative support for this office.
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