POLICIES and Procedures
Initiating a New Research Project at the VUIIS Center for
Human Imaging:
New research using the 3T human scanner is initiated with a research
proposal. New projects will either be funded or have the goal
to collect pilot data for a grant application. All proposals are
reviewed and approved by a scientific committee. Approval will
be based upon:
--scientific merit
--feasibility of the research on existing equipment
--availability of equipment
--budget review and ability of the investigator to support user
fees
Notification of approval will be sent via email within 7 days
of the request. Approved proposals will be assigned scanner time
based on availability. Continued usage of the scanner will be
predicated on progress of work and ability to secure funding.
The current rate for the 3T magnet is: $450.00/hour
To learn more about conducting research on the 3T scanner at the VUIIS, contact
Chris Gatenby (chris.gatenby@vanderbilt.edu).
Appropriate institutional approval (see below)
must also be obtained for all studies, prior to submission to
the VUIIS. To submit a request for scanning time, each study must
be submitted via the online form, found here. Once received, it
will go through an approval process, and if successful, it will
be assigned a unique study number.
Obtaining Human/Animal Studies Approval
All research involving human subjects to be conducted at the
VUIIS must be approved by the Internal
Review Board (IRB). All research involving animals at the
VUIIS must have the appropriate IACUC
approval.
It shall be the responsibility of the PI to present IRB Consent
forms to the technologist to confirm that the consent form has
been obtained. It will not be necessary to provide a physical
copy of the signed consent form to the VUIIS imaging center. The
center will be responsible for asking human subjects to complete
a safety form which WILL be retained by the imaging center. IACUC
approval documentation copies will be provided to
Jarrod True (Jarrod.True@vanderbilt.edu)
prior to scanning animals on the human imagers.
