UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (CPHS)
OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (OPHS)
PHONE: 510-642-7461  •  EMAIL: ophs@berkeley.edu  •   2150 Shattuck Avenue, #313, Berkeley, CA 94704
ATTENTION INVESTIGATORS!
As of JULY 1, 2009, ALL Requests for EXEMPT Status must be submitted online via Berkeley eProtocol.
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Check our newly revised “Guidelines on MRI in Research”
JUST GETTING STARTED in human subjects research? Read “Protecting Human Research Subjects - An Overview”
NOTE: Investigators are advised to allow at least 8 weeks for protocol review.
OPHS will be closed during the annual campus winter break and associated furlough days. Please see the Research Advocate notice for CPHS protocol submission details.

What’s New - Updates - Revised 10/28/09 Policy and regulatory updates for UCB investigators.
CPHS Meeting Schedule - Revised 10/28/09 For new and continuing projects requiring full Committee review by CPHS-I or CPHS-II at monthly meeting.
Process for Submission & Review of Applications - Revised 7/1/09 Information on all types of CPHS applications.
What to Submit - Revised 7/1/09 Required forms, etc., for each type of CPHS submission.
Application Forms & Instructions - Revised 7/1/09 Current application forms, checklists, and instructions.
Informed Consent Guidelines & Sample Consent Forms - Revised 11/13/08 Current CPHS Informed Consent guidance and new sample/template consent forms.
Regulations, Policies, & Guidelines - Revised 10/1/09 Federal, state, and University regulations, policies, and guidelines governing research with human subjects.
Training for Research Involving Human Subjects - Revised 9/3/09 Links to online educational resources, recommended and mandatory training sites.
Office for the Protection of Human Subjects (OPHS) - Revised 8/27/09 OPHS office and staff contact information.
CPHS Committee Members - Revised 8/31/09 Current membership of the CPHS.
Adverse Event and Unanticipated Problem Reporting - Revised 8/21/08 CPHS policy for reporting injuries or unanticipated problems, or serious or continuing noncompliance.
Federalwide Assurance (FWA) and IRB Registration Numbers - Revised 7/20/09 Assurance of Compliance Number issued to CPHS (for PI use on federal grant proposals).

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