Research subjects/IACUC/IRB         

NEWS:  There are new IRB policies at UCO.  Please refer to the "Policies on Student Research" and "IRB policies" links

All personnel (working with subjects in any capacity) need to complete online PHRP  training. Protecting Human Research Participants (PHRP) is a National Institute of  Health on-line training course as required by the Department of Health and Human Services regulations.

Animal Research

The UCO Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) is committed to ensuring that the rights and welfare of vertebrate animals utilized in research and educational instruction are properly protected.

All vertebrate animal research activities conducted by UCO faculty, staff or students must be reviewed and approved by the UCO Animal Care and Use Committee. 

UCO Application for Use of Animals in Research or Instruction

Further information and guidance regarding the laws and regulations which govern the use and care of animals in research and teaching can be found in the Animal Welfare Act, the Public Health Services Act, and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

      Research on Human Subjects

The UCO Institutional Review Board (IRB) is committed to ensuring that the rights and welfare of human subjects utilized in research are properly protected.

All human subject research activities conducted by UCO faculty, staff or students must be reviewed and approved by the UCO Institutional Review Board with the following exception:

The collection of data by UCO offices/departments/programs for the purpose of assessing educational or administrative practices at UCO or complying with mandatory reporting requirements of regulatory agencies, will not be subject to review by the UCO Institutional Review Board. Any data collected pursuant to this exception must be represented in the aggregate and in no case will the study results identify, directly or by inference, the subjects' identities or specific UCO faculty/staff identities.

Determination of the Necessity of IRB Review
UCO Application for Review of Human Subjects Research

UCO is committed to and guided by the ethical principles regarding all research involving human subjects as set forth in the report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research entitled, Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, often referred to as the Belmont Report.