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POC

Point of Contact

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primary completion date

The date when the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the primary outcome, whether the…

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Prime Award

Award that is the originating source of funding or other consideration from the prime sponsor, a part of which may be awarded to a subrecipient via…

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prime recipient

This refers to an institution that is directly receiving funding for a study from a federal research sponsor, whether or not the institution is conducting any…

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Prime Sponsor

The entity that provides the originating source of funding or other consideration that ultimately may be awarded, in part, to a subrecipient. Related Resources Subrecipient Prime…

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Principal Investigator (PI)

Individual with the ultimate authority and responsibility for leading, directing, and reporting on an award, intellectually and logistically, on behalf of the UW. This includes design,…

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prisoner

An individual involuntarily confined in a penal institution, including persons: (1) sentenced under a criminal or civil statue; (2) detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing; and…

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prisoner advocate

An IRB member who has a close working knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of conditions from the perspective of prisoners. The prisoner advocate may be a former…

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privacy

Privacy is about having control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of sharing oneself (physically, behaviorally, or intellectually) with others. It includes: a sense of being…

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Privacy Certificate

This is the equivalent of a federal Certificate of Confidentiality, but it is provided (and required by) the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) for any research…

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Programmatic elements of a proposal

Components of a proposal describing the scope of work, aims, abstract, etc.; those relevant elements that rely on PI and researcher team expertise, containing scientific explanation…

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Project IP

Intellectual Property developed by or on behalf of UW and its subrecipients/subcontractors in the course of and as a direct result of the Project. Also referred…

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Proposal

A formal request from the University of Washington for external support to carry out institutional activities, including Organized Research, Instruction or Other Sponsored Activity. These requests…

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Proprietary Information

Information protected by a sponsor or third party that is not generally known outside the sponsor or third party’s organization and has access restrictions for commercial…

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Proprietary Research

15 CFR Part 734.8(a) Privately funded research activity undertaken pursuant to a contract between the University and an outside sponsor with commercial interests where the information…

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prospect of direct benefit

Prospect of direct benefit refers to the potential for a positive outcome (e.g., cure of disease, pain relief, increased mobility) for the individual participant resulting from…

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Protected Health Information (PHI)

Any information (verbal, paper or electronic) maintained or transmitted by a covered entity (a health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or health care provider) that relates to: the…

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Protected Person

8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) U.S. protected persons include political refugees and political asylum holders.

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protected population

This refers to children, prisoners, pregnant women, nonviable neonates, and neonates of uncertain viability.  These groups are protected by specific additional protections described in some federal…

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Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA)

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment. This federal law applies to all children not over age 21 who are in elementary or secondary programs and institutions that…

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