Fundamentals for Faculty

Andrea Deaton, CRA

Executive Director

Office of Research Services

325-4757

adeaton@ou.edu

RESEARCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

An Overview

Research Policies and Procedures

http://research.ou.edu/policy/index.htm

• Animal Use & Care• Conflict of Interest• Consortia• Cost Sharing• Ethics in Research• Export Controls• F&A Costs• Human Subjects• Institutes and Centers

• Intellectual Property• Patent• PI Eligibility• Radioisotopes• rDNA and Biohazard

Safety• Routing Externally funded

projects• SRI/Double SRI• Tuition Remission

Ethics in Research

• Scholarly Misconduct– Falsification– Plagiarism– Improper use of information– Manipulation of results– Material failure to comply with rules and regulations– Inappropriate behavior as it relates to misconduct, i.e.

retaliation

• Process for inquiry, investigation and resolution are outlined in the Faculty Handbook

Conflict of Interest

• Requires annual disclosure to the Provost of outside interests

• Requires routing specific to a particular proposal

• Management plan is used to assess and manage potential or perceived conflicts

• Institutional conflicts• Use of human subjects

COMPLIANCE ISSUES

An Overview

Office of Compliance

• Debra Chionopoulos, Director

• OUHSC Phone: (405) 271-2511

• debra-chionopoulos@ouhsc.edu

• http://www.ouhsc.edu/compliance/

• Standards of Conduct: http://www.ou.edu/ohr/standards/

• Hotline: 271-2223 or 866/836-3150

Compliance OversightUse of Biohazards/rDNA

• Biohazards Committee• Dr. Bruce Roe, Chair• broe@ou.edu• Phone: 325-4912• Must be approved prior

to proposal submission• http://research.ou.edu/

policy/DNA_Policy.htm

Compliance OversightEnvironmental Safety and

Use of Radioactive Isotopes• Radiation Safety Office• Trent Brown, Env. Health and Safety Officer• tbrown@ou.edu• Phone: 325-5147• FAX: 325-7238• Prior to Submission of Proposal• Labs must be Approved to Use Radioisotopes• http://research.ou.edu/policy/

radioisotopes_policy.htm

Compliance OversightUse of Animals in Research

• Institutional Animal Use & Care Committee

• Dr. Bill Shelton, Chair• wshelton@ou.edu• Phone: 325-1058• http://research.ou.edu/

policy/IACUC_Animal_Use.htm

• Must be approved prior to account establishment

Compliance OversightConflict of Interest

• Conflict of Interest as it relates to research projects is handled through the Office of Research Services

Office of Technology Development

• Reviews all InfoSheet submissions• May require review of the proposal prior to

submission• Protects University and PI rights to intellectual

property• Regina McNabb, Technology Transfer

Administrator, rmcnabb@ou.edu• http://www.otd.ou.edu/• 325-3800

Export Controls

• Export Administration Regulations (EAR) – U.S. Dept. of Commerce

• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) – U.S. State Department

• Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) – U.S. Treasury Department

• If applicable, licenses are required• Gretta Rowold, Export Control Officer• 325-5052• growold@ou.edu

Categories for EAR

• Nuclear Materials• Chemicals & Toxins• Materials

Processing• Electronics Design,

Development & Production

• Computers• Encrypted Software

• Telecommunications• Information Security• Sensors & Lasers• Navigation &

Avionics• Marine• Propulsion Systems,

Space Vehicles, etc.

Fundamental ResearchExemption under EAR

• Basic and applied research in science and engineering, the results of which ordinarily are published and shared broadly within the scientific community.

• Distinguished from research which results in information which is restricted for proprietary reasons or pursuant to specific access and dissemination controls

Classified Research

• OU is not a cleared facility

• OU does have security clearance and can host individual security clearances

• Contact: Office of Research Services

Phone: 325-4757

Compliance OversightUse of Human Subjects

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Dr. Laurette Taylor, Chair

• Administrative Office-Office of Human Research Participants Protection

• irb@ou.edu

• Phone: 325-8110

Use of Human Subjects

• Two IRBS on Norman Campus• IRBs meet the 1st Thursday and 3rd Tuesday

of each month (Deadline for Full Board Review 10 days in advance)

• Reciprocal Agreement with OUHSC • Requires Annual Renewal• Requires Resubmission after Three Years

Who must Apply?

Any research involving human subjects or use of data on human subjects

including survey research that will be conducted on this campus and/or

conducted by OU staff, students or faculty and might be published must

be reviewed.

Federal Excess Property Program

• Manager: Joe Grego

• Phone: 5-4244

• Building 111 SC

• grego@ou.edu