Office of Research and Project Administration

The directive of the IACUC is to follow special guidelines when animals are used in projects or activities. The University has assumed the ethical responsibility of compliance with animal requirements and has agreed to provide appropriate oversight for the welfare of animals used in all research and educational activities. Please see the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance website for more information on Animal Research Protections.

The IRB’s primary responsibility is to protect the rights and welfare of human subject participants. Institutions conducting human subjects research are federally mandated to have an IRB.    Please see the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance website for more information on Human Research Protections.

The IBC ensures that research activities with potentially biohazardous materials are conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Princeton University Biological Safety Manual and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.  Please see the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance website for more information on Biosafety.

The COI panel is charged with receiving and analyzing financial disclosure material; proposing to the investigator suitable adjustments in project arrangements when these are deemed necessary to remove or circumvent conflict of interest; and developing policy recommendations on conflict of interest in research for consideration by the University Research Board (URB) or other appropriate University bodies. The University requires that all PIs and co-PIs complete a COI Certification form with each proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), even when the University is participating as a subrecipient institution. The internal certification form(s) should be included in Coeus with the additional proposal documentation.   Please see the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance website for more information on Conflict of Interest in Research.

When a proposed PI or co-PI does not automatically qualify to serve as a PI based on the PI Qualification Chart, a request must be made to the URB prior to proposal submission in accordance with the Guidelines for PI Approvals.  

Export Control regulations are  a multi-faceted body of law and regulations governing the export of sensitive items, including equipment and technology used in research, which can affect a research institution in many different and unexpected ways.  Please review Export Controls for more information on how these regulations are managed at the University. 

Projects which include international collaboration may require URB review and approval after the proposal has been submitted to the sponsor. The Yes/No questions in Coeus that address international collaboration must be checked as “Yes” to flag the proposal as one that includes international collaboration.  An additional Coeus question must also be marked “Yes” if the collaboration involves a certain list of countries, due to a potential involvement with the export control regulations. 

Projects which include any renovation or expansion to University facilities must be approved by the Department Chair in Coeus and must have prior written approval by the Office of the Provost. The Yes/No question in Coeus that addresses facilities renovation must be marked as “Yes”.