Research Compliance

• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Research Ethics Program (See also Internet-Based Studies in Education and Research (ISER))
  
  • Mandated Completion of the Research Integrity and Conflict of Interest Modules, Provost's Office Memos (PDF)
    
    
• Conflict of Interest Policies
  
  
• Controlled Substance Information via Research Conduct and Compliance Office
  • Guidelines for the Ordering and Use of Prescription Drugs and Devices and Controlled Substances for Non-Clinical Laboratory Research
    
    
• Data Management, University of Pittsburgh Guidelines on Research, (PDF), formerly Guidelines on Data Retention and Access
  • NIH Data Management Plan Requirements
• NSF Data Management Plan Requirements
  • University of Pittsburgh NSF Data Management Plan Examples (PDF)
    
    
• E-Verify Requirements for Persons Working on Certain Federal Contracts, Provost's Office Memo (PDF)
  
  
• Environmental Health and Safety
  
  
• Export Controls
  
  
• Faculty Consulting - IP Waiver
  
  
• Financial Guidelines via Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  
  
• Human Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (hSCRO)(formerly Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (ESCRO)
  
  
• Human Subject Research, Education and Compliance Office for
  
  
• Industry Relationship Policy, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC, via Conflict of Interest Office
  
  
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  
  
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  
  
• Internet-Based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) (See also Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Research Ethics Program)
  
  
• Investigator-Sponsored IND (Investigational New Drug )and IDE (Investigational Device Exemptions) Support, Office for (O3IS)
  
  
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Requirement for a Plan to Provide Training and Oversight in the Responsible Conduct of Research, Provost's Office Memo (PDF)
  
  • January 2010 Update Email Announcement on Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research for Students Engaged in NSF-Funded Research (PDF)
    
  • Boilerplate Text for NSF Applications When Required by the Program Guidelines
    
  • To satisfy this NSF requirement students as well as postdoctoral researchers participating in an NSF project, must complete the Responsible Conduct of Research - For NSF Trainees module. To begin, go to the bottom left hand side of the screen where it says "Start Here" and click on "Log In".
    
    
• Potential Nepotism Involving University of Pittsburgh Faculty Serving as Principal Investigators (PI) and Co-Investigators (Co-I) on the Same Research Projects, Provost's Office Memo (PDF)
  
  
• Openness in Research (PDF)
  
  
• Oversight of Anatomic Specimens. Office for
  
  
• Prostitution and Sex Trafficking, Provost's Office Memo (PDF)
  
  
• Radiation Safety Office
  
  
• Recombinant DNA via the Institutional Biosafety Committee
  
  
• Research Guidance Tool (Research Compliance Analysis Tool)
  
  
• Research Training Modules (Internet-Based Studies in Education and Research and Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Research Ethics Program)
  
  • Mandated Completion of the Research Integrity and Conflict of Interest Modules, Provost's Office Memos (PDF)
    
    
• Responsible Conduct of Research, Guidelines for (PDF)
  
  
• Vacating University Laboratory Space, Guidelines, Provost's Office Memo (PDF)
  • Checklist for Investigators Leaving the University of Pittsburgh via the Office of General Counsel
    
    
• Vical License Notice (PDF)

Policy Links

• Conflict of Interest Policy for Faculty, Scholars, Researchers, Research Staff/Coordinators 11-01-03
  
  
• Consultant Conflict of Interest Policy 11-01-04
  
  
• Copyrights Policy 11-02-02
  
  
• Patent Rights and Technology Transfer Policy 11-02-01
  
  
• Program Income Policy 11-01-05
  
  
• Research Allocations Policy 11-01-06
  
  
• Research Integrity Policy 11-01-01
  
  
• Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Sponsored Research Investigators Policy 11-01-02

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