Research Compliance

University of Bridgeport’s Institutional Review Boards (IRB) are responsible for the review and approval of all proposed research involving human. Such proposed research activities must be approved by the IRB prior to the collection of any data or conducting any experiments. UB subscribes to CITI Program’s courses in human subjects research for required training.

University of Bridgeport’s Federalwide Assurance (FWA)# is FWA00016119.

Proposed research may be exempt, expedited (single IRB member review), or require the review of the fully convened IRB. This is determined by the IRB administrator in consultation with IRB Co-chairs. The fully convened IRB meets four times a semester on set dates to review faculty and student research proposals determined to require full board review. UB’s Human Research Protection Program Plan is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Code of Federal Regulations 45 CFR 46.

• IRB instructions and forms

Survey Monkey FAQ

• Doctoral students utilizing Survey Monkey to conduct research (PDF)
• Master’s students utilizing Survey Monkey for a thesis (PDF)

If you are not sure about the status of your proposed research, email irb@bridgeport.edu.

The University recognizes the biological and biomedical research offers great opportunities for a better understanding of biological mechanisms and pathways that lead to targeted and more effective therapies for diseases and harmful conditions. Therefore, working at an appropriate biosafety containment level and with the appropriate safety precautions is essential for mitigating those risks.

UB’s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is responsible for the review and approval of all proposed research involving involves the use of recombinant DNA, infectious agents, and other potentially hazardous biologicals and chemicals that pose safety risks. Such proposed research must be approved by the IBC prior to the start of research. UB’s IBC is registered with NIH’s Office of Science Policy.

The IBC adheres to NIH’s Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules and all pertinent requirements for research. Therefore, the Institutional Biosafety Committee’s primary responsibility is to work with its researchers to ensure that research involving the criteria described above is carried out accordingly.

Researchers who propose to conduct biological and biomedical research are required to submit an application to the IBC for review and approval prior to initiating the proposed research.

• IBC instructions and forms

If you have further questions or want to submit your completed application, email irb@bridgeport.edu.

The prompt and open dissemination of the results of research and creative work among scholars and, eventually, to the public at large is essential to the University’s mission of education and research. A clear statement of ownership of intellectual property and the allocation of rights and privileges regarding such property within the University community is intended to enable each participating student and employee to thrive in the University’s academic environment. The commercial development and distribution of the results of research and creative work to benefit the inventor or creator and the economy is part of the University’s mission of public service. UB’s Intellectual Property Policy is intended to facilitate the development of intellectual property arising at the University and to provide an incentive to university inventors or creators to participate in such development while acknowledging the university’s primary goal of the discovery and dissemination of knowledge.

Intellectual Property Policy (PDF)

The responsible conduct of research, known by its acronym RCR, is widely defined as “the practice of scientific investigation with integrity.” The Office of Research Integrity (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) identifies nine core instructional areas for RCR:

• Research Misconduct
• Protection of Human Subjects
• The Welfare of Laboratory Animals
• Conflicts of Interest
• Data Management Practices
• Mentor and Trainee Responsibilities
• Collaborative Research
• Authorship and Publication
• Peer Review

UB promotes the education and practice of the responsible conduct of research. Discipline-focused RCR instruction (biomedical, social and behavioral, physical science, humanities, engineering, or administrators) is available to the UB community through its subscription to CITI Programs.

In addition, for National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, all faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct research are required to complete UB-designated training prior to conducting the research.

For National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants that require RCR training, specified personnel are required to complete CITI Programs training and face-to-face, in-person training in fulfillment of NIH RCR education requirements.