Research Integrity & Compliance
Committees & Meeting Schedules
- Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Conflict of Interest Program
- IRB - Human Research Protection Program
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Radiation Safety Committee
- Research Integrity & Compliance Procedure for Appearances Before the Committees (PDF)
- Diving Control Board
Institutional Biosafety Committee
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) oversees the use of recombinant DNA technology, infectious agents, select agents, and biological toxins in research procedures conducted at or supported by the University of South Florida. All work involving the use of these materials must be registered with and reviewed by the IBC.
| Submission Deadline | Scheduled Meetings |
|---|---|
| October 12 | October 20 |
| November 9 | November 17 |
| December 7 | December 15 |
| 2021 IBC Dates | |
| January 11 | January 19 |
| February 8 | February 16 |
| March 8 | March 16 |
| April 12 | April 20 |
| May 10 | May 18 |
| June 7 | June 15 |
| July 12 | July 20 |
| August 9 | August 17 |
| September 13 | September 21 |
| October 11 | October 19 |
| November 8 | November 16 |
| December 6 | December 14 |
Special IBC meeting Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Submission Deadlines to Research Integrity & Compliance: These are the dates by which the protocol must be submitted in BiosafetyNet to be placed on that month’s meeting agenda.
Please direct questions and comments to the Biosafety Program or Debra Howeth, telephone (813) 974-5091, fax (813) 974-7091.
Conflict of Interest Program
The primary responsibility of the USF COI Committee is to review COI disclosures of investigators who conduct USF research (human subjects, animal and basic science) and to develop management plans with safeguards to ensure that the financial or personal interests disclosed by those investigators will not bias the design, conduct or reporting of the research.
USF Conflict of Interest in Research Committee Operating Procedures (PDF)
| Board Meeting Dates | Start Time |
|---|---|
| September 22, 2020 | 3:30 p.m. |
| October 27, 2020 | 3:30 p.m. |
| November 24, 2020 | 3:30 p.m. |
| December 15, 2020 | 3:30 p.m. |
| January 26, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| February 23, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| March 23, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| April 27, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| May 25, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| June 22, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| July 27, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| August 24, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| September 28, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| October 26, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| November 23, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
| December 14, 2021 | 3:30 p.m. |
IRB - Human Research Protection Program
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Emergency meeting of the IRB’s B Board: Monday, March 30, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at 3702 Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 165.
- Emergency meeting of the IRB’s A Board: Thursday, September 24, 2020 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- 2020 IRB Meeting Schedule (PDF)
- 2021 IRB Meeting Schedule (PDF)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
NOTICE:
DRAFT application(s) (ACORP or USF) that will use VA resources (VA personnel, VA facilities,
VA funding) should also be submitted to the VA R&D Committee at the same time the
DRAFT application is submitted for veterinary pre-review.
University of South Florida's (USF) faculty and staff can now submit their Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols electronically, allowing the transition from a paper submission process to a simpler, more efficient electronic IACUC (eIACUC) submission. This can now be submitted electronically through the Applications for Research Compliance (ARC) platform. Access the ARC portal.
| Veterinary Pre-Review Submission Deadline |
Research Integrity & Compliance Submission Deadline |
Scheduled IACUC Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2020 | November 12, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| November 26, 2020 | December 3, 2020 | December 11, 2020 |
| 2021 Dates | ||
| January 7, 2021 | January 14, 2021 | January 22, 2021 |
| February 11, 2021 | February 18, 2021 | February 26, 2021 |
| March 11, 2021 | March 18, 2021 | March 26, 2021 |
| April 8, 2021 | April 15, 2021 | April 23, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| June 10, 2021 | June 17, 2021 | June 25, 2021 |
| July 8, 2021 | July 15, 2021 | July 23, 2021 |
| August 12, 2021 | August 19, 2021 | August 27, 2021 |
| September 9, 2021 | September 16, 2021 | September 24, 2021 |
| October 7, 2021 | October 14, 2021 | October 22, 2021 |
| November 4, 2021 | November 11, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
| November 25, 2021 | December 2, 2021 | December 10, 2021 |
April/May 2020 Semiannual IACUC Inspection Subcommittee Meetings (PDF)
October 2020 Semiannual IACUC Inspection Subcommittee Meetings (PDF)
Radiation Safety - Semiannual Committee Meetings
- Next meeting: Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
USF Scientific Diving
Diving Control Board Meeting
Conference Call
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Conference bridge number: 813-974-7700
Participant security code: 599095
The conference start date and time is 2020.02.27 04:05 PM EST. This includes the Early Start Time. The duration for the conference call is 30 minutes.