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The Human Subjects Research Office (HSRO) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at RIT exist to protect the rights, safety, and welfare of the people who take part in research.
The Human Subjects Research Office (HSRO) carries out its role by:
The Institutional Review Board
Members have a variety of backgrounds and bring a varied set of skills and expertise to the review process. As required by Federal Guidelines this diversity fosters a well-rounded review.
The IRB assembles to discuss research activities that do not fall into an Exempt or Expedited category, are greater than minimal risk, and activities that may meet the requirements to be considered Exempt or Expedited but focus on topics that benefit from review by a group.
Training
All members of RIT and external researchers collecting data at RIT are expected to adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards as they pursue research with human subjects. In light of that aim the Institute has adopted the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) for human subjects training.
