Faculty, Staff Invited to September Brown-Bag Talks on Research Integrity and Compliance
The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance will hold brown-bag talks every Wednesday in September from 12:30-1:30. Interested faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to bring their lunch and join us at the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance. Soft drinks and water will be provided. All talks will take place at the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance, 1424 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. (MLKG), located at the corner or MLK Boulevard and Razorback Road. Join us for the talks below.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Join Ro Windwalker, (IRB) coordinator, for "A Walkthrough of the IRB Submission Process: How to Create, Complete and Submit an IRB Protocol in Streamlyne." If you already have an idea of the research you plan to conduct, please come prepared to ask questions with your specific protocol in mind.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Please join Rebecca Kavanaugh, institutional animal care and welfare program manager, for an Animal Care and Use Q&A. This will be an informal discussion of the regulations, forms and procedures for performing research with animals. Faculty, staff and graduate students working with, or planning to work with, non-agricultural vertebrate animals are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Jim Hogan, the Institutional Biosafety Committee coordinator, will present a brief workshop on what types of research need an IBC protocol and the protocol submission process. Most importantly, he will cover why rDNA research needs an IBC protocol.
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Melvin Torres, export control officer, will provide an overview of his area of expertise with "What is Export Control?"
Topics
Contacts
Benjamin Purvis , chief administration officer
Office of Research Integrity and Compliance
479-575-2765,
rsicadmn@uark.edu
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