Institutional Review Board
Welcome to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). The HRPP is the home of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the protection of human subjects. The IRB holds autonomous decision making when reviewing human subject research studies under the jurisdiction of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The mission of the IRB is to ensure the adequacy of the research plan, to minimize risks and to maximize the potential for benefit from human subjects’ who participate in research. The IRB’s decisions are based on the ethical principles in the Belmont Report, Declaration of Helsinki, Wisconsin State Laws, UWM Policies, and the Code of Federal Regulations. The IRB reviews research conducted by UWM faculty, staff, and students. The IRB is comprised of UWM faculty, staff, and community representatives.
If you are interested in serving on the IRB as a member of its board, please contact Benjamin Kennedy (229-3182).
New Announcements
July 30, 2008: Projects involving the use of ionizing radioactive materials or radiation producing devices located here on campus (i.e., devices located at other institutions would not apply) requires the review and approval from the Radiation Safety Program. Upon your submission to the IRB, if your proposed study meets these criteria, in addition to normal IRB review the IRB will forward your study for review by the Radiation Safety Officer. Please note this may cause a slight delay in your turnaround time, so plan your submission accordingly.
March 21, 2008: Reminder: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the educational records of UWM students by limiting the individuals who have access to such records and the purposes for which they can be used. Absent student consent, researchers are not permitted to use educational records for their own research projects unless identifying student information has been removed. To comply with FERPA and to protect both the researcher and UWM from violations, researchers wanting to use educational records for their research projects should consult with UWM’s records custodian, Amy Watson (229-5188), to ensure that identifying student data is properly removed.
March 21, 2008: New forms posted for New Study Application From, Continuing Review Form and Protocol Summary Form.
