The primary mission of the Temple University IRB is to ensure the protection of rights, privacy and welfare of all human participants in research programs conducted by TU and associated faculty, professional staff, and students. Coexistent with participant protection is the goal of providing quality service to enhance the conduct of research. To achieve this goal, the IRB has the authority to review, approve, modify or disapprove research protocols submitted by faculty, staff and student investigators. The IRB review process is guided by federal rules and regulations, and is based on the Protection of Human Subject Code of Federal Regulations, the Belmont Report and provisions of 45CFR46 – Protection of Human Subjects requiring institutions receiving federal funds to have all research involving human participants be approved by an IRB.