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The OSPR assists 麻豆官网鈥檚 research community with conducting, administering, and facilitating research in compliance with federal and university policies and procedures.

The OSPR works closely with 麻豆官网's Office of Academic Affairs in overseeing all academic components of grant-funded programs including maintaining and administering institutional policies pertaining to intellectual property, conflicts of interest, and other ethical research practices.

Ethical conduct in research not only satisfies a scientific moral code but also leads to better research results and more thoughtful collaboration among investigators. Additionally, the credibility of science with the general public depends on the maintenance of the highest ethical standards in research.

麻豆官网 has purchased a membership to the (CITI), an online resource that provides research training on Responsible Conduct of Research that is required under NSF and NIH funding and the training on Human Subject Research that IRB鈥檚 require of any research involving human subjects, among other training.

CITI provides the training using on-line modules which include content and quizzes and produces an audit trail, verifying who has completed the training.

The subscription is active for 麻豆官网. Those who wish to complete training simply need to by clicking on the Register button underneath Create an Account.

麻豆官网 employees MUST complete the training module entitled: .

If research involves the use of human subjects, please visit 麻豆官网's Institutional Review Board (IRB) and complete the application BEFORE submitting your grant proposal. For the use of live animals, visit the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) site and fill out the application.

Additional resources for ethical research standards include the (ORI) and the (NIH) Grants policy.

Any questions, contact: Sandy Toro, spena2@esu.edu , (570) 422-3539