The Office of Research\u00a0Integrity (ORI)\u00a0assists investigators in fulfilling their obligation to plan and conduct experiments using human subjects in accord with the highest scientific, humane and ethical principles, and in conformity with all laws, regulations and rules governing research subjects.<\/p>\n
ORI\u00a0facilitates the work of the institutional oversight committees, the two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and serves as a liaison between investigators and the federal government, interpreting the guidelines and regulations that govern research involving human subjects.<\/p>\n
The IRBs are the university’s review mechanism for research projects that involve human subjects. Federal law and Marshall University policy mandate prior IRB approval of protocols for ALL experimentation involving human subjects, regardless of whether or not\u00a0the research is funded by a federal agency. The institution has an approved Federal-wide Assurance<\/a> with the U.S.\u00a0Department of Health and Human Services:\u00a0 Assurance Identification Number FWA00002704<\/p>\n Marshall University currently has two IRBs:\u00a0 a Medical IRB (IRB#1)<\/a>\u00a0and a Behavioral and Social Sciences IRB (IRB#2)<\/a>.\u00a0The university also relies on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) central IRBs.\u00a0These studies include Cooperative Group, Phase 3 clinical trials under the NCI Central IRB #1 (adult) and Childrens Oncology Group (COG) Phase 2 and 3 under the NCI Pediatric Central IRB #2 (pediatric).<\/p>\n