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The IRB functions to protect the rights
and welfare of human research participants. As such, the IRB shall
review all research activities, regardless of funding, which involves
human subjects for compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and
institutional regulations, guidelines, and ethical research principles.
All funded research involving human subjects must be reviewed and
approved under IRB procedures, prior to receiving funding. The IRB has
the authority to approve, require modifications in (to secure approval),
and disapprove research proposals and to suspend or terminate research
that is not conducted in accordance with the IRB’s requirements or that
has been associated with unexpected serious harm to subjects.
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