The President's Council on Bioethics (PCB)
Offers current information on national meetings regarding research subject protection with use of biologic materials as well as other ethical dilemmas.
The Belmont Report
Important reading for every researcher and every person deciding whether or not to be a subject in a research study. This report was written in 1979 by a national commission investigating the conduct of clinical research with human subjects.
Clinical Trials Information
Provides patients, family members and members of the public with current information about clinical research studies for a wide range of disease and conditions.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidance in FDA-regulated Clinical Trials
This is the website for the FDA division that is responsible for overseeing Good Clinical Practice (GCP). GCP is a standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis and reporting for clinical trials.
Title 45 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
Federal regulations governing the proper conduct of clinical research and the makeup of IRBs pertaining to federally funded research. Elements of informed consent documents are also discussed.