Animals
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Overview:
Approval from the Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC) is required before any research involving animals is allowed at BHSU. To request IACUC approval:
- Complete the online Responsible Conduct of Research course and the Animal Care and Use course. Certificates are valid for three years, so if you have certificates of completion from other RCR or Animal Care and Use courses taken within the past three years you do not need to repeat the course--please attach those certificates to your protocol.
- Complete the full protocol, short protocol (for invertebrates).
- Submit your completed protocol to the Sponsored Programs office, Woodburn 203, Unit 9504.
- Await review and formal written approval before beginning research.
Additional Resources and Training
Project Conclusion / Cancellation
Please complete the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Project Closure Form when an approved IACUC protocol is concluded or cancelled. Please send the completed and signed Project Closure Form to the Sponsored Programs Office, Woodburn Hall #203, 1200 University, Unit 9504, Spearfish SD 57799.
Human Subjects
Institutional Review Board Overview
All proposals for research projects involving human subjects are subject to review by an institutional review board (IRB) according to Federal Regulation 45 CFR 46, Protection of Human Subjects. This university-wide policy affects all projects that use human subjects, not just those receiving external funding. Student projects, both undergraduate and graduate, must comply with the policy. No work can begin on a project involving human subjects until approval has been received.
To determine whether your survey, interview, data analysis, or other project involving human subjects qualifies as research and therefore requires IRB approval, complete the Research and Review Level Determination Form and/or consult a member of the IRB. If the answer is not clear-cut, the IRB needs to review your protocol. For all projects requiring IRB review and approval:
- All individuals who will be involved in the research must register and complete the online training courses in Human Subjects Research and Responsible Conduct of Research. The certificates of completion are valid for three years, so if you have already completed the courses and have recent certificates of completion, you do not need to repeat the courses--please attach your certificates of completion to your completed protocol.
- Complete the Human Participants Research Application according to the instructions. PLEASE USE INTERNET EXPLORER to open this application.
- Submit completed materials to Sponsored Programs, Woodburn 203, Unit 9504.
- Await formal written approval before starting any research.
Additional resources and training
Project Conclusion / Cancellation:
Complete the Human Subject Project Closure Form when an approved human subject research project is concluded or cancelled. Projects that involve long-term follow-up of subjects must remain open, even if enrollment of new subjects has ended. Please send the completed and signed Project Closure Form the Sponsored Programs Office, Woodburn Hall #203, 1200 University Unit 9504, Spearfish SD 57799.
Biohazards
Institutional Biosafety Committee Overview
The mission of the Institutional Biosafety Committee is to ensure compliance with the NIH Guidelines concerning research and projects involving recombinant DNA and potential biohazards. The committee will review all research proposals involving recombinant DNA and/or infectious materials to guarantee 1) safe laboratory practices are used, 2) adequate containment measures are implemented, 3) appropriate facilities, procedures, practices and training of personnel are in place and used, and 4) the annual report to NIH is completed, reporting all reviewed projects and subsequent recommendations.
To request IBC approval:
- complete the Application for Institutional Biosafety and submit it to Tamara Lawson, 1200 University Unit 9008, Life Sciences Laboratory 113
- await formal committee approval before beginning research
Additional Resources and Training
Policy for responding to scientific misconduct at BHSU
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, US Dept. of Health & Human Services
NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules
Online resources from the Office of Research Integrity