Institutional Animal Care and Use CommitteeThe Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is a self-regulating entity with authority that reviews activities involving animals for compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines.
Institutional Biosafety CommitteeThe Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has the charge of reviewing and approving the biological safety of all campus-related research activities involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules, gene transfer, microorganisms, viruses, and biological toxins.
Institutional Review BoardThe mission of the OU Office of Human Research Participant Protection (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to protect the rights, privacy, and welfare of all human participants in research projects conducted by OU faculty, staff, and students, or otherwise conducted under its oversight.