The Undergraduate Research Training Program (URTP) is a comprehensive platform to create better prepared undergraduate researchers. As part of the program, in-person training sessions are held at various dates throughout the academic year. The in-person training sessions are an alternative to the standard online CITI training. The sessions have been developed with students in mind: they are 90 minutes in length, interactive, and developed with enthusiasm and energy.
There will be a minor update to the ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety systems. These suite of applications will be unavailable from Friday, October 23 at 5:00 pm until Monday, October 26 at 5:00 am. A “system maintenance” page will be posted while the update is taking place. Any users in the system when the site becomes unavailable will be automatically logged out while the update takes place. This release incorporates some minor enhancements and bug fixes, along with enhanced background integration...
The University, working with stakeholders, has revised the Harvard Research Data Security Policy (HRDSP), which will be effective as of July 15, 2020. The updated HRDSP better reflects current roles and practices,and importantly, requires use of the existing applications (e.g. ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety and Security) to...
Certificates of Confidentiality protect identifiable, sensitive research information from disclosure. While Certificates of Confidentiality are issued automatically for NIH-funded research, non-NIH funded research that collects identifiable, sensitive information can request a certificate.
NIH has updated its Certificate of Confidentiality request process for non-NIH funded research through a new online system. The new system simplifies the request process by using self-certification statements and shortened text fields,...
Are you a Harvard University Area researcher who is collaborating with a Harvard Medical School researcher?Have you ever wondered why a reliance agreement is needed when you work with another Harvard researcher? It’s almost like we are two separate institutions! Well, we are, or at least in regard to how the Harvard IRBs are set up. Since the Harvard IRBs work independently of each other, if a Harvard University Area researcher (Cambridge and Allston campus) is working with a Harvard Longwood Campus Area researcher, it is like being at separate...
The Revised Rule (aka “2018 Requirements”) that took effect on January 21, 2019 requires that all federally funded research that involves multiple institutions must have only one IRB provide review. Also known as “Single IRB” (or “sIRB” – a cool new IRB word, by the way), this requirement follows the NIH’s implementation of a similar policy way back in 2018. With the NIH policy, only those studies...
The IRB Office will be closed during the Harvard Winter Recess - December 24th at noon through January 1st. The IRB Office will re-open on Thursday, January 2nd. No IRB submissions will be reviewed during this time. Thank you for your understanding and Happy Holidays!
