IRB

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Korean National Tuberculosis Association operates autonomously and independently to review the ethical and scientific validity of research conducted by the association, ensuring the dignity, rights, safety, and welfare of research participants and human biological materials donors in accordance with the 'Bioethics and Safety Act’​

• Human subject research​
• Human-derived material research​

• Reviewing the ethical validity of research proposals submitted when selecting projects for tuberculosis research internally and externally​
• Determining the permissibility and scope of research that may have serious ethical and social implications among tuberculosis research projects​
• Establishing ethical guidelines and research guidelines for tuberculosis research​
• Conducting education on research ethics​
• Ensuring appropriate consent from research participants (patients or subjects)​
• Addressing the safety, protection of personal information, and compensation for harm of research participants (patients or subjects)​
• Handling requests for review related to tuberculosis research and government-designated institution testing​