Changing Status of Investigator
All individuals listed on the Personnel list in CERES are pulled into eDisclosure as Investigators.
To indicate that someone is not an Investigator, even though they were named on the proposal, follow the instructions below. Research administrators, members of OSR, and NUCOI all have the ability to assign an individual a status "not an Investigator" based on the criteria above.
Note:
- Key Personnel are always considered Investigators. This function should not be used if the person is listed as Key Personnel.
- If there is doubt about whether a person is or is not an Investigator, we defer to the PI to make that decision.
- Investigators are individuals who are responsible for research design, conduct, or reporting (i.e., individual(s) who have the authority to make independent decisions about the direction of the research, conclusions about the results, and are likely to be authors on manuscripts or to present research findings). Investigators are not usually administrative personnel or individuals who perform routine, pre-defined, or incidental tasks related to the project.
If you do not have access to the COI Compliance page in eDisclosure and need it, please contact nucoi@northwestern.edu with your role at Northwestern, department, and NetID to request access.
Updating Investigator Status in eDisclosure:
- Log into eDisclosure
- Click the link for COI Compliance Page in the gray box on the left side of the screen
- Search for the project you need to update by the SP# or RP#, filtering by Project ID, or search for the study you need to update by the STU# filtering by IRB Protocol ID
- From the "My Activities" drop-down menu for the project, select "Update Investigator Status"
- On the Update Investigator Status screen, check the box next to the person who is not an Investigator on that project and click OK
If a mistake was made and someone who was previously indicated to not be an Investigator is an Investigator, unchecking the box next to that person's name will reverse the action.
Questions about this? Contact NUCOI: nucoi@northwestern.edu or 847-467-4515.