Conflicts of Interest
No IRB member may participate in the review of any project in which he or she has a conflicting interest, except to provide information requested by the IRB.
An investigator may be a member of an IRB. However, the investigator (or any other IRB member) cannot participate in the review or approval of any research in which he or she has a current or potential conflict of interest. The investigator should be absent from the meeting room while the IRB discusses and votes on the research in which he or she has an interest.