The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently completed a five-day audit of the WVU Institutional Review Board, and no findings or exceptions were found. The FDA regularly conducts audits, or inspections, of IRBs at universities to ensure compliance with regulations and to protect research participants.
Research
Researchers who work in aging research or have an interest in connecting with colleagues in this area are invited to join a networking group to share collaboration opportunities, and networking and speaker opportunities.
Zach Ellis, a biochemistry major from Renick, has gone from growing up in a town of 170 to traveling the country with the groundbreaking Huntington’s disease research he’s conducting at WVU. “I don’t want anything more than to help people,” Ellis said.
The WVU Office of Human Research Protections will delay previously announced process changes for Not Human Subjects Research (NHSR) and for projects that don’t require IRB review until Feb. 17. This decision is based on initial findings and feedback during user acceptance testing.
WVU undergraduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration by 11:59 p.m. Friday (Nov. 22). Late submissions will not be accepted. Students selected for participation will be notified in early January.
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to register for a training session on Zoom in preparation for the Jan. 13 launch of the new WVU Research Administration Portal. The series runs through Friday, March 28, to prepare system users for the launch of Grants, Agreements and Conflict of Interest.