Research Compliance
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South Dakota State University employees and students must strive to act with integrity in all they do. In the process of carrying out research activities SDSU must comply with Federal, State, and Board of Regents regulations and policies. Individual SDSU research investigators also must comply with all those regulations and policies and with the relevant SDSU policies and procedures governing research.
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Research Integrity & Misconduct in Science
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The SDSU policy on Scientific Misconduct has been revised on 9/28/07.
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Conflict of Interest in Research
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The SDSU Procedures for Investigator Conflict of Financial Interest are available under Policies & Procedures.
Policies & Procedures
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Research Involving Human Subjects
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At SDSU the Human Subjects Committee is equivalent to the federally mandated Institutional Review Board (IRB). The Human Subjects Committee reviews research projects involving human subjects.
Human Subjects Committee 
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Research Involving Animals
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The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (SDSU-IACUC) oversees SDSU's animal programs, facilities, and procedures and provides assurance to federal agencies that SDSU is in compliance with federal regulations on the humane care and use of animals in research.
IACUC
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Environmental Health & Safety
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This is a broad area of research compliance covering Biological Safety (e.g., blood borne pathogens, release of genetically modified organisms, recombinant DNA), Chemical Safety (chemical hygiene plan), Radiation Safety (NRC compliance), and Laboratory Safety (OSHA standards, EPA regulations).
SDSU Environmental Health & Safety
SDSU Recombinant DNA Web site
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NIH Publication Requirement
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The National Institues of Health now requires that all articles resulting from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication. Please see the following memo for more details.
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Export Controls
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The attachment provides a brief overview of the issue of exporting and universities.
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Please contact Norm Braaten, SDSU Research Compliance Coordinator (norm.braaten@sdstate.edu, (605) 688-6975) if you have any questions, or to report any concerns related to misconduct or research compliance.
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