I serve on our IRB in a non-voting capacity and I consider my presence to
be both to provide information to the Board and to provide a non-scientific
viewpoint.

It is a more or less widely held view that the sponsored programs office is
affected by the amount of funding brought into the institution (staffing,
space), and that the director has an interest in maximizing the funding and
minimizing the barriers.  It follows that he or she therefore would have an
interest in seeing protocols connected to grants approved in a timely
manner.  If you subscribe to this thinking, then being Chair of the IRB
would be clearly a perceived conflict of interest, whether or not it is a
voting position.

Joni.

At 11:23 AM 4/1/02, you wrote:
>I have been approached by my boss to serve as the chair of our IRB
>committee.  Aware of the potential for conflict of interest, how many of you
>out there know of or actually are chairs of your IRB?  Please let me know if
>you serve in a voting capacity or a non-voting/ex-officio capacity.  Feel
>free to email me directly at xxxxxx@bradley.edu if you want.
>Thank you.  Jim
>________________________________
>James J. Casey, J.D.
>Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
>Project Manager, Center for Agribusiness and Agrotechnologies
>Bradley University
>117A Bradley Hall, 1501 W. Bradley Avenue
>Peoria, IL  61625
>(309) 677-3997
>Fax  (309) 677-4021
>xxxxxx@bradley.edu
>
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