What Types of Histological Studies Require IRB Approval?
Any histological study that involves human subjects or human tissue samples typically requires IRB approval. This includes:
Research using biopsy samples Studies involving organ donation tissues Research on archived human tissue samples Studies that use human tissue for developing new diagnostic techniques
Animal studies, unless they involve human participants or tissues, generally do not require IRB approval but may require approval from an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
