Policies and Procedures

RESEARCH GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION AS A UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Approved By:  Vice President for Research

Serving in the role of Principal Investigator on a sponsored project is a privilege granted to certain people associated with the University of Arizona that carries with it important responsibilities. The principal investigator is the individual bearing primary responsibility for all essential aspects of the work being carried out, including technical aspects and completion of programmatic work, compliance with government, sponsor, and university policies and regulations, fiscal stewardship of sponsored funds, and all administrative requirements of the project. With the oversight responsibility implicit in the University's acceptance of outside funds for a project, the University must be in a position of authority over the principal investigator's actions. Therefore, an individual's participation in University of Arizona research is dependent upon that individual's relationship with the institution. To that end, the Office of the Vice President for Research has set out guidelines that must be met for the consideration of granting status as a Principal Investigator to any individual. S/he must meet the following requirements:

A. An individual to whom the University has issued and the individual has signed an annual Notice of Appointment or Notice of Reappointment, including Emeriti Appointments, whether or not the individual receives state funding or receives funding through the University from outside sources such as grants, contracts or other non-state sources of funding; or an individual is employed by a Federal agency with which the University has an ongoing relationship, pursuant to other formal agreements such as cooperative agreements, or

B. A University of Arizona student who has provided proof of satisfactory completion of all pertinent research training as well as formal approval by a supervising faculty member who meets the criteria set out in A. (above), or

C. Visiting Professors who have a formal relationship with a University department.

D. And, if involved in clinical research , as determined by the IRB, is either:

1. an employee of the University and, if a Physician, is a member of University Physicians, Inc., or a Campus Health Services' Physician; or

2. is

a. a clinical practitioner employed by the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System; and

b. whose research is conducted in the College in which his/her protocols would be conducted most appropriately, as determined by the University.

E. Researchers described in sections C and D above shall:

1.Have a signed agreement with the University agreeing to:

a. comply with all applicable ABOR/University policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, Human Subjects' Protection, Conflict of Interest and Commitment and Intellectual Property;

b. assume responsibility for the defense of all claims, litigation and/or investigations arising out of the research activities; and,

c. accept no payment from University for participation in the grant; and

2. Provide proof of professional liability insurance; and,

3. Advise the University of any change in status of licensure, credentialing, privileging, status of relationship with the University or any pertinent information initially provided by the researcher.

4. In addition, if conducting clinical research, agree to:

a.limit research to those studies approved by University IRB;

b. assume sole responsibility for all activities involved in the securing of subjects' consent for research participation including, but not limited to, use of University's IRB template;

c. provide immediate notification to University IRB of any unanticipated occurrences, such as adverse events, protocol deviations/violations/amendments, etc.;

d. provide to the IRB written notification of the close of the research project and provide to the University a copy of the Study Closure Letter.

Mailing Address:
PO Box 3308
Tucson, AZ 85722-3308

Phone: (520) 626-6000
Proposal Fax: (520) 626-4130
Post Award Fax: (520) 626-4137
Email: sponsor@u.arizona.edu

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