Abbreviations

CEO – Campus Executive Officer

CFR – Code of Federal Regulations

CoC – Certificate of Confidentiality

COI – Conflict of Interest

DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services

DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DSMB – Data and Safety Monitoring Board

EHS – Environmental Health & Safety

FDA – Food and Drug Administration

FWA – Federal Wide Assurance

HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HPA – Human Protection Administrator

HRPO – Human Research Protection Office

IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee

IDE – Investigational Device Exemption

IND – Investigational New Drug

IRB – Institutional Review Board

NCI – National Cancer Institute

NIH – National Institutes of Health

NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSR – Non Significant Risk

OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections

ORA - Office of Research Affairs

PHI – Protected Health Information

PI – Principal Investigator

rDNA – Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid

SAE – Significant Adverse Event

SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

SR – Significant Risk




Research Home Compliance Home Animal Use Biological Safety Feedback Forms Human Subjects Research Policies Responsible Conduct Staff		Abbreviations CEO – Campus Executive Officer CFR – Code of Federal Regulations CoC – Certificate of Confidentiality COI – Conflict of Interest DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid DSMB – Data and Safety Monitoring Board EHS – Environmental Health & Safety FDA – Food and Drug Administration FWA – Federal Wide Assurance HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HPA – Human Protection Administrator HRPO – Human Research Protection Office IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee IDE – Investigational Device Exemption IND – Investigational New Drug IRB – Institutional Review Board NCI – National Cancer Institute NIH – National Institutes of Health NRC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission NSR – Non Significant Risk OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections ORA - Office of Research Affairs PHI – Protected Health Information PI – Principal Investigator rDNA – Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid SAE – Significant Adverse Event SOP – Standard Operating Procedure SR – Significant Risk


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