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If you are thinking  of submitting a proposal to any of the Public Health Service agencies (e.g. NIH, FDA, CDC), you should consider attending the workshop being offered on Thursday, September 20, 2012.

Workshop Addresses ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Conflicts of Interest and Public Health Service Projects

The Office of Compliance, Integrity, and Safety will host an educational session, “Conflicts of Interest and Public Health Service Projects” from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20. The session will be in the Memorial Union, Ballroom A-2.

This session will help faculty and staff who conduct research funded by the federal Public Health Service agencies. Topics covered will include new and old regulations concerning these projects, the new process for determining and disclosing conflicts of interests, and why these changes have been implemented.

To register for this session, see Integrity, Compliance, and Safety. Registration deadline is 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20. If you have questions, please contact Joanne Polzien at 487-2902 or jpolzien@mtu.edu

In compliance with federal regulations, Michigan Tech requires that all faculty, staff, and students involved in the use of human or animal subjects in research and teaching complete appropriate training. This requirement will be met by successfully completing the appropriate Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) modules. This training will be required to be completed by January 1, 2009 by all investigators for all new IRB or IACUC applications submitted for review regardless of funding source.

For more information from the IRB committee chair, Dr. Susan Amato-Henderson and instructions for accessing the CITI site along with IRB guidelines see:

http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/integrity-compliance/review-boards/human-subjects/human-training.html

For more information from the IACUC committee chair, Dr. Tammy Haut-Donahue and instructions for accessing the CITI site along with IACUC guidelines see:

http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/integrity-compliance/review-boards/animal-subjects/animal-training.html

Feel free to contact either Cheryl Gherna or Joanne Polzien in the Research Integrity and Compliance Office with any questions at 487-2902, or email cagherna@mtu.edu. Our office would be happy to assist you in registering in order to complete this training.