1. AURA IBC Fundamentals

2. Agenda System Overview What is AURA IBC Navigation User Roles
Activities
Submissions
New Protocol
Resubmission
Amendments
What is AURA IBC
User Roles
Review Cycle
SmartForms
System Notifications
AURA IBC Resources

3. At the END of this session
You will be able to:
Navigate AURA IBC
Create a new protocol
Link FP to Protocol
Submitting for IBC Review
Respond to IBC Reviewer comments
Locate your approved documentation
Submit Resubmissions and Amendments

4. What is AURA IBC ?
AURA-IBC is the new web-based Biosafety protocol submission
and management system.
!!! BENEFITS ~ BENEFITS ~ BENEFITS !!!
Access approved protocols and protocols you’re listed on while on or off- campus!
Simplifies routing for review, tracking, and amendments of all submissions
Status of IBC submissions in review will be available online
Receive notifications when action is required on a protocol

5. User Roles
User Roles provide access to AURA IBC, submission and review of studies.
IBC User (PI and Staff)
IBC Specialist
BSO (BioSafety Officer)
IBC Member (Committee Member)
IBC Chair

6. Review Cycle

7. SmartForm
SmartForm records details of the research submission including general information, study staff, related research, hazard identification, documentation, acknowledgements and more.
The SmartForm includes the same questions you are familiar with in previous submissions. Only some questions have changed. Please be sure to complete form in its entirety.

8. Tools
Additional tools simply the submission process and provide real time information about studies for PI’s and Staff. Just a few examples below:
History Log
Tracks the review process and all actions performed on the study by all users
Protocol Personnel
Lists all study staff involved and allows additional/ deletion of study members in one quick process.
Documents
Stores all documents relevant to the study that may be uploaded by all users

9. Notifications
When listed as PI or Study Staff on a study, AURA IBC will send an notification to alert you when a study requires you to perform an activity.
The IBC Specialist has requested changes to your protocol.

10. http://aura.uchicago.edu/page/ibc- training-resources
AURA IBC Resources
training-resources

11. IBC Contacts
William Pugh Director, Regulatory Compliance for Laboratory Programs (773)
Pam Postlethwait IBC/IACUC Administrator (773)
Olivia Cochet IBC/IACUC Administrator (773)
Stacy Herrera IBC/IACUC Administrator (773)
Esther Sandifer Project Assistant (773)

12. Using AURA IBC