Helpful Links

Regulations and Policies

• OSU Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (PDF)*
  
• DHHS - Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects - 45 CFR 46
  
• FDA - Protection of Human Subjects - 21 CFR 50
  
• FDA - Institutional Review Boards - 21 CFR 56
  
• Belmont Report
  
• Declaration of Helsinki
  
• Nuremberg Code
  

Regulatory Agencies

• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Training

• OHRP - Training Module for Assurances
• National Institutes of Health - Human Participant Protections: Education for Research Teams

Professional Societies & Organizations - Policies regarding Human Subjects Research

• American Anthropological Association (AAA)
  - Resources to assist anthropologists when dealing with ethical issues
• American Association of University Professors
  - Protecting Human Beings: Institutional Review Boards and Social Science Research
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  - Ethical Standards of AERA
• American Psychological Association
  - Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

American Sociological Association

• ASA Code of Ethics

Bioethical Issues

• Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
• Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Participants
  - A topical bibliography and list of resources, compiled by the National Library of Medicine.
• National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
• National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) homepage
• NIH's Bioethics Resources on the Web
• The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
• Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Classic Studies in Psychology
• The Ethics Of Research With Children
• The Ethics Of Research With Subjects Who Have Dementia
• The Ethics of Research on Vulnerable Populations
• Ethical Challenges in Research with Human Biological Materials
• Special Issues in Conducting Human Genetic Research
• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research