Compliance Committees

Based on federal law, several regulatory committees have been set up at Albion College.

• If your research involves human subjects or other animals, you must consult with the appropriate committee before submitting your grant proposal for funding.
  • The Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research protocols involving human participants.
  • The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees and evaluates all aspects of the College's use and care of animals.
• If your research involves potentially infectious agents, carcinogens, teratogens, mutagens, hazardous chemicals, and/or radioactive materials or radiation - producing equipment, you need to have your research protocols (SOP) reviewed by the Chemical Hygiene Officer.
• If your research involves in vitro formation of recombinant DNA, you need to consult with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and the Associate Dean of the Faculty.

For more information please contact Anne-Marie Berk by email at or by phone at 517/629-0410.