Use of Human Subjects in Research  

Course Introduction  
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IRB      
Research investigators have a fundamental responsibility to safeguard the rights and welfare of the people participating in their research activities. In addition, our society has decided by law that an objective review of human subjects research by a group of diverse individuals is most likely to protect human subjects and promote ethically sound research.

Therefore, when conducting research involving humans, Federal regulations and the Stanford FWA both require PROSPECTIVE and CONTINUING review and approval of the research by a committee called an Institutional Review Board (IRB).

At Stanford University, the IRBs are also known as the

Administrative Panel on Human Subjects
in Medical Research, and

Administrative Panel on Human Subjects
in Non-Medical Research.

IRBs take into account national and, when appropriate, international ethical standards of research on a protocol-by-protocol basis. Protecting human research subjects is their primary responsibility.

Protection of the rights and welfare of research subjects is a high priority worldwide. It is reflected in the Nuremberg Code, the United Nations Charter of Human Rights, the Declarations of Helsinki, the guidelines of the World Health Organization and in the ethical codes of many professional societies.

 
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