Principal Investigators and their associated Research Administrators and Coordinators need to be aware of various UF-based reviews that are required for research studies or research activities that meet that review committee criteria. Examples include:
Frequently Used Research Review Committees
| Committee | DEscription |
|---|---|
| Cancer Data Integrity and Safety Committee (DISC) | Oversees and monitors trials conducted by the UF Health Cancer Center |
| Cancer Investigator-Initiated Trial Concept Development Group (CDG) | Reviews investigator-initiated studies planning to utilize UF Health Cancer Center CRO resources |
| Cancer Scientific Review and Monitoring Committee (SMRC) | Reviews scientific merit, methodology, and validity of statistical analyses of cancer-relevant studies prior to activation |
| Informed Consent Financial Language Assessment (FLA) | Drafts Costs and Subject Injury language for human subjects research Informed Consent Forms |
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) | Reviews all requests for approval to use vertebrate animals in UF research projects |
| IRB-01 Gainesville Health Science Center | Institutional Review Board for Gainesville Helath Science Center human subjects research |
| IRB-02 Behavioral/NonMedical | Institutional Review Board for Behavioral/NonMedical human subjects research |
| IRB-04 Western IRB (WIRB) | Institutional Review Board for industry-supported human subjects research |
| IRB Single/Central/Ceded (sIRB) | Institutional Review Board for NIH multisite studies |
| Medicare Pre-approval for FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Studies | Reviews all requests for approval to use vertebrate animals. |
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