Committees and Boards
Human Research Institutional Review Board (IRB)
An internal institutional review board operated by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). The ORI promotes ethical conduct of human research and educates UK faculty, staff, and students regarding human research compliance and research ethics.
- IRB protocol questions: IRBSubmission@uky.edu
- Reliance questions: IRBReliance@uky.edu
- Human Subject Protection Training questions: HSPTrainingSupport@uky.edu
- General Human Research IRB Information (FAQs, guidance for protocol review, requests for consults, etc.)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
The IACUC is responsible for oversight of the animal care and use program and its components as described in the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
- UK IACUC Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
- UK Office of Attending Veterinarian (provides oversite, guidance, support, and assistance in the appropriate use of vertebrate animals in research, teaching, and testing)
- Details on the NIH IACUC
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
The University of Kentucky's Radiation Safety Committee authorizes individuals to use radioactive material. If your research involves procurement and use of new radioactive materials, you must apply for this to the RSC or be previously authorized to use radioactive materials by the RSC.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
If your research involves recombinant DNA, infectious agents, and/or human gene transfer/therapy products, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) will need to review and provide provisional approval for your research prior to approval of your IRB application
Review the research safety policies, procedures, and training requirements.
University of Kentucky Healthcare Risk Management Committee (UKHC RMC)
Administers a self-insurance program to protect its physicians from medical malpractice claims, which could result from their participation in the conduct of clinical studies.
UKHC RMC review is required for most clinical studies that are investigator initiated and most studies where the sponsor does not provide indemnification or limits time or dollar amount of indemnification for medical malpractice liability.
Review the Non-indemnified Clinical Study Approval Process from the UK Center for Clinical and Translation Science for more details, including exceptions.
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
The ORI promotes and safeguards the ethical conduct of research – providing IRB review, education in responsible conduct, policy guidance, and oversight of research misconduct and compliance.
Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity (RCR)
The RCR program is a resource that provides discussions to help researchers understand and uphold ethical standards in research and scholarly activity.