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Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Chairperson Professor Douglas R Wassenaar ([email protected])
Organisation administrator's name or contact person Ms Anusha Marimuthu ([email protected])
Telephone number: +27 31 2604709
Fax Number: +27 31 2604609
Physical address BREC, Research Office, UKZN, Research Office Govan Mbeki Centre Westville Campus Durban, South Africa
Postal address Biomedical Research Ethics Committee Research Office, UKZN Private Bag X 54001 Durban 4000
Country South Africa
Institution website address http://research.ukzn.ac.za/Research-Ethics/Biomedical-Research-Ethics.aspx
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Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work No
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What is your preferred manner to receive protocols Hard copy by mail or by hand
What is the operational language(s) of the organisation English
How often does your organisation convene to consider study protocols monthly
How long in advance should the protocol be submitted to be considered at the next meeting 1 month
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How many REC members are women 6
What is the term of office for members of the REC 3 Years
Is this term renewable Unlimited
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Do members of your REC/IRB require specific training in ethics review of research Yes
Is there a requirement for continuous education in research ethics? Yes
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Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health? No
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2024 Faculty Stipend Recipients Announced
Ethics across the curriculum and ethics research stipend recipients announced.
To advance our vision of having an ethics module in every CSULB course, twenty-two $3,000 stipends are being granted to faculty for integrating 3-hour ethics modules into their courses. The Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership has awarded over $500,000 in Ethics Across the Curriculum stipends since the program was initiated in 2005. The 2023-2024 proposal review committee, chaired by Danny Paskin (Journalism and Public Relations), selected the following faculty stipend recipients:
Ethics Across the Curriculum Stipends
- Sandra Arevalo – Ethics, Climate Change and Health (Human Development)
- Jesus Ayala – Integrating Ethical Use of Video in Journalism Curriculum (Journalism and Public Relations)
- John Becker – Religion and Nature: Framing Religious Ecologies of Justice (Religious Studies)
- Shivani Bothra – Ethical Foundations of South Asian Traditions: Exploring Values and Virtues of Living Traditions (Religious Studies)
- Worapron Chanthapan – Ethics and Framing: The Responsibility of Public Relations Practitioners (Journalism and Public Relations)
- Tyler Dilts – The Ethics of Representation for Fiction Writers (English)
- Shirley Feldmann-Jensen – Ethical Challenges, Decision Making, and the Professional Code of Ethics for Emergency Management (Criminology, Criminal Justice and Emergency Management)
- Casey Goeller – Ethical Considerations of using OpenAI (Chat GPT) in the Classroom (Family and Consumer Sciences – Gerontology)
- Aiden Lee – Integrating Ethical Considerations into Marketing and Analytics Education (Marketing)
- Seungjoon Lee – Ethical Modeling and Communication in Data Science (Mathematics and Statistics)
- Yuping Mao – Applying Various Ethical Perspectives to Understand and Resolve Intercultural Conflicts (Communication Studies)
- Tina Matuchniak – Ethical Considerations When Using AI for College Writing (English)
- Rezenet Moges-Riedel – Ethical Reflectivity of each Positionality as an Able-Bodied and/or Hearing Person in a Disabled or Deaf Space (American Sign Language, Linguistics, and Deaf Cultures)
- Nayawiyyah Muhammad – Faith and Race: Environmental and Social Justice across Communities (Religious Studies)
- Jennifer Newton – Dark Public Relations Tactics in a Post-Truth Era: Navigating Ethical and Unethical Practices in Modern-Day Journalism and Public Relations (Journalism and Public Relations)
- Teresa Puente – Applying Cultural Competence and Ethics in Journalistic Coverage of Latinx Communities (Journalism and Public Relations)
- Wikrom Prombutr – Ethical Issues in Company Valuation: A Deep Dive into Controversial ESG Companies (Finance)
- Loretta Ramirez – Hauntology as Homecoming: Cultural Rhetorics Ethics Module (Chicano and Latino Studies)
- Itxaso Rodriguez – Ethically Assessing Bi/Multilingualism in Children (Linguistics)
- Hojong Shin – Global Financial Crisis and Ethics (Finance)
- Shams Tanvir – Ethical Issues in Transportation Engineering: A Vital Step Towards Sustainable Mobility (Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Management)
- Tina Zhao – Ethical Issues in Government Budget Cycle (Public Administration)
Faculty Ethics Research Stipends
To strengthen its research pillar, the Ukleja Center also offers $5,000 Faculty Ethics Research Stipends to support original research and contribute to the body of knowledge in disciplinary and interdisciplinary ethics. $110,000 has been awarded since this program began in 2013. The review committee, chaired by Maria Carpiac (Family and Consumer Sciences – Gerontology), is pleased to announce the following 2023-2024 research stipend recipients:
- Shadnaz Asgari – Artificial Intelligence Fairness in Clinical Decision Support Systems (Biomedical Engineering)
- Ezgi Yildiz – Compromising Under State Pressure: The European Court of Human Rights Walking Back on Rights of Refugees (Political Science)
Congratulations to all our faculty stipend recipients and thank you for bringing our vision to life – enhancing the integration of ethics across the entire CSULB campus!
Joshua Lederberg
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- The Development of Bacterial Genetics
- Transduction, Plasmids, and the Foundation of Biotechnology
- Launching a New Science: Exobiology and the Exploration of Space
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Joshua Lederberg and the rest of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) delegation attending meeting in Moscow
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UKZN Research Office: Biomedical Research Ethics. Research Division. A place to access UKZN Research Policies, Grant Application Forms and Guidelines, Research-related news, and innovative research ideas. UKZN Research Office @ westville University Road. A relaxed environment where the academic research community can meet with colleagues and ...
Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC) University of KwaZulu-Natal. Research Office. Chairperson Professor Douglas R Wassenaar ([email protected]). Organisation administrator's name or contact person Ms Anusha Marimuthu ([email protected]). Telephone number: +27 31 2604709 Fax Number: +27 31 2604609 Physical address BREC, Research Office, UKZN, Research Office Govan Mbeki Centre Westville ...
3. SUBMITTING YOUR PROTOCOL. When your protocol is complete, proceed as follows. Complete one of the following ethics application forms: For all biomedical research: BREC (Biomedical Research Ethics Committee) Click on the link to access essential information and download the form. For research on human subjects in the fields of education ...
Email: [email protected]. Tel: +27 (0)31 260-4439. Campus: Medical School. Biosketch. Prof Abbai is an Associate Professor and a NRF-Rated Scientist. Her ongoing research studies are directed towards reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV in populations from KwaZulu-Natal.
He serves on the UKZN Biomedical Research Ethics Committee/IRB. He is Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE). Skills and Expertise.
The study was approved by the biomedical and research ethics committee (BREC) of UKZN. Data were collected and entered into SPSS (version 20). ... On-going research has made the use of human biological materials and genetic material/data for biomedical research an area of high interest to researchers, bioethicists, philosophers, lawyers and ...
Douglas Wassenaar is professor in the School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is the principal investigator (PI) of SARETI—the South African Research Ethics Training Initiative. He is a member of the WHO/UNAIDS Vaccines Advisory Committee. He has chaired two research ethics committees and has published in the area of research ethics.
Email: [email protected] Biomedical Research Ethics Committees in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collective Review of Their Structure, Functioning, and Outcomes Blessing Silaigwana1 and Douglas Wassenaar1 Abstract Research Ethics Committees (RECs) are mandated to protect human participants by conducting ethical reviews of biomedical research.
Douglas Wassenaar is a professor in the School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is the principal investigator of SARETI—The South African Research Ethics Training Initiative. He is a member of the WHO/UNAIDS Vaccines advisory Committee. He chairs two research ethics committees and has published in the area of research ethics.
He is a member of Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (2016 - to date) and served in the Executive of South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA - Durban) (2013 - 2015). He was part of the Expert Writing Group (EWG) commissioned by the National Department of Health to develop Lung Cancer Care Guidelines.
Over the years, the conception of children in biomedical research ethics has undergone profound changes ranging from considering them as vulnerable 'subjects' in the mid-20th century to today's view of paediatric participants as active research partners (Das et al., 2020).In the aftermath of World War II, a series of international guidelines, regulations, and deontological statements ...
The Independent Interdisciplinary Ethics Committee on Ethical Review for Clinical Studies (hereinafter referred to as the ''Committee'') is the independent local research ethic committee. It was established in 2000 by Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Society for Pharmacoeconomics and ...
International Scientific Committee and the Reviewers for their excellent work in reviewing the papers as well as their invaluable input and advice. ... Medical Research Institute Dean, Biomedical science PhD program Director, Information Center for Medical Sciences Tokyo Medical and Dental University Phone: +81-3-5808-5839 ...
Ethics Across the Curriculum and Ethics Research Stipend Recipients Announced To advance our vision of having an ethics module in every CSULB course, twenty-two $3,000 stipends are being granted to faculty for integrating 3-hour ethics modules into their courses. The Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership has awarded over $500,000 in Ethics Across the Curriculum stipends since the program was ...
Joshua Lederberg and the rest of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) delegation eating dinner in Moscow Creator: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Date: 1991 Description: Dr. Lederberg is seated at the head of the table. Location: Box: 171. Folder: 79 Rights:
Joshua Lederberg and the rest of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) delegation attending meeting in Moscow Creator: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Date: 1991 Location: Box: 171. Folder: 79 Rights: Reproduced with permission of the National Academy of Sciences. Genre: Photographic prints Format: Still Image Extent: