Below is a published list of human derived materials and whether they require CPHS approval. This listing is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to be informative about the types of materials and sources which need to be reviewed by CPHS versus those items that are not subject to review and approval.

Types of material not needing CPHS/IRB approval:

• anonymized nucleic acid
• human cells or cell lines from established external repositories and tissue banks (such as ATCC)
• anonymized commercially available blood
• anonymized commercially available macrophage cell lines
• anonymized cell lines, cell products, or material purified from cells
• tumor cells
• cultured cell lines

Types of material that do require CPHS/IRB approval:

• embryonic or fetal tissue, including the placenta, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood and stem cells
• tumor tissue
• tissues from individual donors
• material from cadavers
• diagnostic specimens collected for or being used for research purposes
• deciduous teeth at time of exfoliation or permanent teeth extracted for clinical purposes
• saliva, supra-and subgingival dental plaque, and calculus
• mucosal and skin cells collected by buccal scraping or swab, skin swab, or mouth washings

Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Research Support Committees if you have any questions.