Tetanus is a serious infection caused by bacteria getting into the body through a wound, such as a cut, bite or burn. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacterium, which is found in soil, dust and animal and human waste faeces.
You are here. What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)? The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.
Federal regulations give the Institutional Review Board (IRB), also known as the Human Subjects Committee (HSC) the authority to oversee research involving human subjects. The IRB has no regulatory authority or jurisdiction to oversee activities that are legitimately classified as something other than research.