Additional Responsibilities Applicable to
Seed Grants, Seed Projects, Challenge Grants, IRAD Funding, New Faculty Start-Up Funds,
Fellowships, Gifts, Foundation Funding,
and
Any Other Projects Not Externally Funded or
Not Managed by the Office of Sponsored Programs
THE DEPARTMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PROJECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE SATISFIED, IF APPLICABLE:
If the project involves the following, you
must confirm with the appropriate
campus office that approval is in place
before the proposed activities may begin.
Research with Human Subjects
(Surveys, questionnaires, focus groups,
blood draws, device studies, observation of
behavior, collection of identifiable
personal data, and much more)
Research, Teaching or Training with
Vertebrate Animals
Recombinant DNA
Select Agents
See list at
www.cdc.gov/od/sap/docs/salist.pdf
More info: www.cdc.gov/od/sap/
Dual Use Research of Concern
The National Science Advisory Board for
Biosecurity definition: “research that,
based on current understanding, can be
reasonably anticipated to provide
knowledge, products, or technologies that
could be directly misapplied by others to
pose a threat to public health and safety,
agricultural crops and other plants,
animals, the environment or materiel”
Biological Agents:
Infectious or Pathogenic agents, human or
animal tissues or body fluids, other
Type of Approval
& Campus Office
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
approval required. Office of Research
Integrity Assurance (ORIA)
Institutional Animal Care & Use
Committee (IACUC) approval required.
Contact Office of Research Integrity
Assurance (ORIA)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
approval required. Contact Office of
Research Integrity Assurance (ORIA)
Environmental Health & Safety
490 Tenth Street, 3rd floor, Suite 313
404 / 894-4635
Guidance
Consult ORIA for a determination whether Institutional Review Board approval is
required. If so, a protocol must be submitted via IRBWISE for review and approval. See
www.researchintegrity.gatech.edu for IRBWISE and additional guidance. A protocol
number is for tracking purposes only and does not indicate that IRB approval has been
granted.
Consult ORIA for a determination whether the Animal Committee must approve the
work. If so, a protocol must be submitted for review and approval. For application forms
and additional guidance, see www.researchintegrity.gatech.edu. A protocol number is
for tracking purposes only and does not indicate that IACUC approval has been granted.
Consult ORIA for a determination whether the Biosafety Committee must approve the
work. See www.researchintegrity.gatech.edu for registration forms and additional
information. A registration number is for tracking purposes only and does not indicate
that IBC approval has been granted.
Must be reviewed/approved by the Institutional Biological Materials Safeguards
Committee.
Office of Research Integrity Assurance
(ORIA)
May require review by Institutional Biosafety Committee and/or others
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
EHS will inspect lab and safety procedures for adequacy.
Institutional Biological Materials
Safeguards Committee
IBMSC will review if necessary. Consult EHS.
biohazardous materials
Office of Research Integrity Assurance
Physical Agents
Includes chemicals, sharps, thermal
agents, lasers, radiation
Environmental Health & Safety
Materials Being Transferred Between Ga
Tech and Another Party
Industry Collaboration, International
Contracts, and Innovation
Commercialization (IC3)
Export of Any Information, Technology, or
Materials to Another Country
Involves a foreign sponsor or collaborator;
or will be performed in whole or in part
outside of the us; involves travel outside
of US; publication restriction; or foreign
nationals not allowed to participate
Activity involves the use of specific results
or intellectual property from previous
research.
Sharing of Proprietary Information
Office of Research Integrity Assurance
Export review required.
Office of Legal Affairs or Office of
Research Integrity Assurance
Export review required.
Industry Collaboration, International
Contracts, and Innovation
Commercialization (IC3)
Office of Legal Affairs
Consult IC3 prior to disclosing information.
Conflict of Interest
Office of Conflict of Interest
Management
Consult the previously listed office(s)
for guidance.
Researcher has joint GT-Emory
appointment and will conduct research
activities at Emory, not at GT.
Researcher has GT appointment and will
conduct research activities at another
university, not at GT.
Visiting scholar will conduct any activities
at GT.
September 6, 2012
Consult the previously listed office(s)
for guidance.
Office of Legal Affairs
If human tissues/body fluids are indicated, consult Office of Research Integrity Assurance
regarding IRB requirements.
Chemicals, sharps, and thermal agents:
Debbie Wolfe-Lopez, Chemical Safety Manager 404 / 385-2964
Lasers, Radiation:
Nazia Zakir, Radiation Safety Officer 404 / 894-3605 ors@ors.gatech.edu
May require a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA), an agreement specifying that
materials being made available by one party to another are for scientific work only and
not for commercial use. No right of ownership or commercial use is transferred to the
recipient of the materials. Cynthia Jackson 404 / 385-2723
May necessitate a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA), which must be executed before
information is exchanged.
May necessitate a written, approved management plan
Researcher must satisfy all applicable Ga Tech requirements mentioned herein. Deferral
of IRB or IACUC approval to Emory may be appropriate. Consult ORIA.
Researcher must satisfy all applicable Ga Tech requirements mentioned herein. Deferral
of IRB or IACUC approval to the other entity may be appropriate, or that entity might
defer to Georgia Tech. Consult ORIA.
Visiting Scholar Agreement must be executed before any activities commence, and any
all other applicable requirements must be satisfied.