Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Each application or proposal that involves human subject research or human material, regardless of the level of risk foreseen, requires IRB review prior to the initiation of the activity. All Principal Investigator human subject research reviews are conducted by the university human subject research review board, University policies on Human Subjects of Research usually require that an Institutional Review Board for adequate review of human subjects research. If investigators believe that their human subject research may be exempt, they can fill out a Request for IRB Exemption Form and submit it to the IRB.
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee
The NIH Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research
(Effective Date: July 7, 2009)
Electronic Submission System for FWAs and IRB Registrations
FWA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects number for each university has the following format; FWA000xxxxx.
Human Subjects Research Training:
Univrersity policies on research compliance training often require that employees provide their supervisor documentation of their training topics, dates of training, and certificates as soon as possible after each training session. Training certificates are kept by each administrative unit and should be available for review during periodic administrative audits.
Human subject research required training modules are available online at the CITI website. All researchers participating in human subject research must take this training unless they have already received a certificate within the past twelve (12) months. Individuals must register at the CITI website to get a username and password before they can login and begin your training.
QUALIFICATIONS
GTS Legionella Water Testing Laboratory has over 30 years experience testing thousands of environmental water samples for legionella bacteria. GTS is a corporate member of the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) a trade group of over 500 companies dedicated to the highest standards of performance in the water treatment industry. The laboratory director, Dr. Richard W. Gilpin, is certified by the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists and certified as a Biosafety Professional by the American Biological Safety Association.
GTS Legionella Laboratory
P.O. Box 7555
Gaithersburg MD 20898
(888) 948-4811 (Toll Free)
(410) 961-6638 (Phone)
(301) 948-6972 (Fax)