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My Research at Carolina is a web portal for UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and their departments that provides access to information about the current status of research projects. The data are managed by the Office of Research and Economic Development, pertaining to grant applications, IRB and IACUC reviews, patents and more. This guide is about IRB-related information in My Research at Carolina.
My Research at Carolina is available on the web. There is a link at the top of the Office of Human Research Ethics home page, http://ohre.unc.edu. The direct My Research at Carolina web address is https://my.research.unc.edu/ (note the s in https). Once at the My Research screen, find the link on the left for “Human Research.”
If you are included on the personnel list for a study that is approved by a UNC-CH IRB, was once approved by the IRB, or is currently under review, you can see the records for that study and all associated submissions. Submissions include the initial application and subsequent applications for modification or renewal of the approval.
Study information includes the title, last approval date, expiration date, current approval status, PI, and more. Click on a study ID and go to the submission history. The submission history includes the type of submission (initial, modification, renewal), receipt and approval dates, review status, and review type (expedited or full board).
You will need a UNC-Chapel Hill approved computer ID. This can be either an ONYEN from Information Technology Services (ITS) https://onyen.unc.edu or a School of Medicine ID from the SOM Office of Information Systems (OIS) http://www.med.unc.edu/ois/ One of those IDs permits access to the ID owner’s projects on My Research at Carolina.
Onyens can be granted to non-UNC-Chapel Hill persons when there is a need, as described in Onyen Policy, http://help.unc.edu/?id=1687. The University’s Information Technology Services provides Onyens, not the Office of Human Research Ethics or the Office of Research and Economic Development.
Access by individuals is generally limited to those studies in which that person has direct involvement. However, departments have access to all projects conducted by faculty with primary appointments in that department, for global administrative purposes. Departments may also grant other individuals access to department-wide information, at their discretion. The decision whether to grant access and the actual granting of such access are made by “Role Managers” within the department where the information is sought.
The list of Role Managers in each department who can grant department-wide access to My Research at Carolina information is available under “Research Contacts” on the ORIS web, http://research.unc.edu/oris/index.php.
If you are listed on the IRB application in that role, your personal ID should give you access. If not already included, your PI can submit a modification to the IRB adding you to the personnel list for one of more studies. Access can also be granted to department-wide data by your department’s Role Manager, as described above, but your department may or may not choose to extend this broad level of access.
Start with the developer of My Research: The Office of Research Information Systems, http://research.unc.edu/oris/index.php.
The IRB status in My Research at Carolina is drawn directly from the computer-based systems that manage the IRB application/approval process. If you believe that your data is incorrect, contact the IRB for this study at 966-3113.