The Mission of the FAMU Institutional Review Board is to protect the welfare of human
subject participants by compliance with the federal regulations governing the protection
of human subjects, and facilitating the research efforts of FAMU faculty, students
and staff. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Office for Human Research
Protections (OHRP) oversees the operation of the IRB, and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) enforces regulations for the use of experimental drugs and devices. The IRB
is a committee composed of scientists and laypersons who review all proposed FAMU
human subjects research to ensure that the safety and welfare of subjects are protected.
All human subject research requires review and approval by an IRB prior to subject
recruitment and data collection, and prior to the use of extant data or private information.
The FAMU IRB members have the responsibility for reviewing all research involving
human subjects conducted by FAMU faculty, students, or staff, regardless of the source
of funding.
Research Using Human Subjects
The Florida A&M University is committed to the ethical principles for the protection
of human subjects in research as set forth in the Belmont Report of the National Commission
for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1979)
The ethical principles are:
Angela Thornton, Ph.D. - Chair Associate Professor College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
C. Perry Brown, Ph.D. Institute of Public Health Florida A&M University |
Hassiem Kambui, Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Human Service Florida A&M University |
Costellia H. Talley, Ph.D., ACNS-BC, RN-BC School of Nursing Florida A&M University |
Katisa Donaldson, MS Department of Social Work Florida A&M University |
Huijun Li, Ph.D. College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Florida A&M University |
Jullet Davis Weaver, Ph.D., MHA School of Allied Health Sciences Florida A&M University |
Mrs. Frances James Community Member |
Mr. Patrick Kennedy Community Member |
Tanise L. Jackson, DVM, DACLAM, CPIA Director, Animal Welfare and Research Integrity Division of Research |
INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIAL Charles Weatherford, Ph.D. Vice President for Research Florida A&M University |
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