Office of Research Affairs

Conduct and Compliance

Environmental Health & Safety

Guards against potential exposure to hazardous materials while protecting the integrity of experimental materials within university regulatory requirements.

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Provides oversight of biosafety for NIH-funded research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules.

Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee

Assures all animal use complies with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

Institutional Review Board

Protects human research subjects from physical or psychological harm. The Oversight Committee approves, monitors and reviews biomedical and behavioral research.

Office of Accountability & Compliance

The resource for accountability and compliance knowledge, education/training, and investigative services to ensure the University maintains regulatory compliance.

https://www.umaryland.edu/oac/oac-services/


Conflict of Interest

External Professional Agreements

Maryland Ethics Law and COI Exemptions

Sunshine Act

eDisclose

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Foreign Influences

Learn what constitutes a foreign influence and how to disclose them.

[link to F I page]

Take UMB's research security training.

[link to the training] 


Data Management and Sharing

Learn how to develop a data management and sharing plan, an essential component of any grant application.

[link to DMS page]