The Human Subjects Committee (HSC) is an independent administrative committee mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services and responsible to the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). The HSC is composed of a variety of professional and lay people knowledgeable in the fields that commonly use humans in research. The HSC is coordinated by a staff member in the Office of Research (Kathy Graham, graham@research.ucsb.edu). This Coordinator acts as liaison between the HSC, various governmental agencies, and the University community.
While acting independently, the HSC interacts with and plays an important role in both the Sponsored Projects and Research Development aspects of the Office of Research. In the development stage of any research project, the HSC Coordinator is available to the investigator for advice and assistance in planning the use of human subjects within Federal, State, and University regulations. The exchange of information between the HSC Coordinator and the Sponsored Projects Office ensures that extramural funding is not released for the conduct of research without proper review and approval of the use of human subjects.
FOR RESEARCHERS WHO PLAN TO PERFORM PRE-CLINICAL OR CLINICAL RESEARCH, PROJECTS INVOLVING MEDICAL RESEARCH IN HUMANS OR RESEARCH THAT REQUIRES FDA OVERSIGHT
These categories of research require unique approval steps beyond the UCSB IRB process. Please contact Bruce Hanley at 893-5292 or hanley@research.ucsb.edu prior to submitting sponsorship proposals.
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