Use of Human Volunteers in Research

Research involving living individuals contributes to the development of everything from new medicines and surgical procedures to innovative education programs, social policies, laws, business practices, technologies, and architecture.

General Information

Information for the Community

Overview of UM program to protect human participants
ethical principles
informed consent
offices involved
finding studies
considerations for participating
contact information

U-M Clinical Trials
Engage website, information about clinical research studies and searchable database of

Information for Researchers

Human Use Policy at UM
[pdf section 303.5 in the UM Standard Practice Guide]

Federal Wide Assurance

Human Research Protection Program
Operations Manual

Institutional Review Boards

eResearch Regulatory Management
UM website for applying for approvals

PEERRS
Education and Certification program

Office of Human Research Compliance Review

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Policy

Other References

Belmont Report [federal page]

Standard Practice Guide Home Page

UM Regents Bylaws