Category: Definitions
Federal regulations define an Institutional Review Board as a group of individuals within an institution that have been trained in the ethical principles of human subject research and the federal regulations so that human subject research taking place in or affiliated with the institution be reviewed and approved in accord with 45 CFR 46. The IRB reviews all human subjects research before it can be conducted within/affiliated with the institution.
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.,
Portland, Oregon 97203-5798
503.943.8000
