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

UMClinicalStudies.org (formerly, Engage): Studies and information for those interested in participating in clinical research trials

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 (U-M Education and Certification program)

Office of Human Research Compliance Review

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Policy (formerly Embryonic Stem Cells)

Other References

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