{"id":9,"date":"2025-11-12T23:09:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/integrity-security-compliance\/institutional-review-board\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:01:02","slug":"institutional-review-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/integrity-security-compliance\/institutional-review-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Review Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Colorado State University (CSU) fosters a research environment that promotes the respect for the rights and welfare of individuals recruited for, or participating in, research conducted by or under the auspices of the Organization.&nbsp; In support of this, Colorado State University has established a <strong>Human Research Protection Program (HRPP).<\/strong>&nbsp; The Colorado State University HRPP, in partnership with its research community, is responsible for ensuring the <strong>ethical and equitable treatment of all human subjects<\/strong> in research conducted under Colorado State University\u2019s auspices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t<div class=\"alignnone is-style-icon-list wp-block-stalwart-blocks-call-to-action\">\n\n\t<ul class=\"stalwart-ctas is-style-icon-list columns-1\" id=\"stalwart-ctas-block_975424f08d983f813ec18ad0cb9adae5\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/integrity-security-compliance\/institutional-review-board\/report-a-concern\/\">Report a concern<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/integrity-security-compliance\/institutional-review-board\/investigator-faqs\/\">Investigator FAQs<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-cta-single has-link\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-cta-content\"><h3 class=\"stalwart-cta-heading\"><a class=\"stalwart-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/colostate.sharepoint.com\/sites\/HRPP\/SitePages\/IRB-SharePoint-Resources.aspx\">Templates &amp; Guidance<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><!-- .single-cta -->\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/ul><!-- .stalwart-ctas -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-bodoni-font-family\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\">The CSU HRPP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CSU HRPP consists of various individuals and committees, including IRB Staff, Institutional Biosafety Committee, Radiation Safety, Conflict of Interest, Legal Counsel, investigators, research staff, health and safety staff, and research laboratory staff. 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