COMMITTIES

INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (IEC):

IEC reviews and approves all types of research proposals involving human participants with a view to safeguard the dignity, rights, safety and wellbeing of all actual and potential research participants. The goal of research, however important will never be permitted to override the health and wellbeing of the research subjects.

The IEC ensures that all the cardinal principles of research ethics viz. Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-malfeasance and justice are taken care of in the planning, conduct and reporting of the proposed research. For this purpose, IEC look into the aspects of informed consent process, risk benefit ratio, distribution of burden and benefits and provision for appropriate compensations wherever required.

It reviews the proposals before start of the study as well as monitor the research throughout the study until and after completion of the study through appropriate well documented procedures. The committee also examines compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, applicable guidelines and laws.

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Institutional committee for Stem Cell Research (IC-SCR):

This is a multi disciplinary self regulatory, independently functioning body at the institutional level that oversees all stem cell related research activities and/or clinical trials. The committee includes representatives of the public and persons with expertise in clinical medicine, hematology, immunology, developmental biology, stem cell research, molecular biology, assisted reproduction technology, toxicology, other related disciplines (as per the institutional research mandate), and ethics, social sciences and law.

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