Vertebrate animals
	Instructions for submitting your IRB proposal – research involving vertebrate animals Review the current IRB website if you are unfamiliar with the purposes and goals of the Institutional Review Board. Compose your IRB applications as a regular Word (or WordPerfect) file, consisting of the following components: Name and email address for the principal researcher on this project. Names and email addresses for all additional researchers, and or research assistants who will be working on this project, if applicable. Approximate dates for initiating and concluding this study. The overall goals of your research. A complete project description, including how you will go about collecting your data, and specific information on the housing and treatment of vertebrate animals. Your assessment of any negative impacts, as well as the benefits to animals used in this research. Your assessment of ways that you will minimize or mitigate any potential negative impacts to animals used in this research. Save your completed application document to your computers or flash drive (for future reference or potential revisions). Email your application to: IC Institutional Review Board: zpasman@ic.edu If you have questions or problems with submitting your IRB application, please contact: Jeremy Turner, Chair (Fall 2010) Institutional Review Board 217.245.3407 | zpasman@ic.edu