The Joint Ethical Committee for Research of Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna was established to meet the authorization requirements for conducting research experiments, carried out by researchers from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, on human subjects, when not of a clinical nature, as required by the European Union for the scientific projects it finances and to meet the standards of the scientific journals in the sector.
The Committee is called upon to express its opinion in ethical matters on the research/experimentation carried out by the scientific personnel of the Schools, and assesses the ways in which the said research/experimentation is conducted regarding the protection of the subjects involved.
Hence the exclusion of experiments that fall within the competence of the Comitato Etico di Area Vasta Nord Ovest (the Ethical Committee of the Outer North West Area) (CEAVNO), that is to say, in addition to clinical experimentation on medicinal drugs, any other issue connected to the use of medicines and medicinal devices, or to the use of surgical and clinical procedures or those relating to the study of foodstuffs on human beings.
Who can submit a request for an ethical opinion?
A request for an ethical opinion may be submitted by the head of a research project provided he/she is an employee of, affiliated with or a collaborator of the Scuola Normale, the Scuola Sant'Anna or the Scuola IMT, with a contract of a duration at least equal to that of the project presented.
How to submit a request for an ethical opinion
Those wishing to submit a request for an ethical opinion on the part of the scientific personnel of the IMT School should download and complete the form available at the intranet page of the School, print it out and send it to e-mail address comitatoetico@sns.it, together with all the documentation requested, in Italian or in English, keeping to the numbering indicated.
Ethics Committee - President
Francesca Torelli
050/883308
Members
Gianfranco Adornato
050 509666
gianfranco.adornato@sns.it
Francesco Cardarelli
050 509698
francesco.cardarelli@sns.it
Michele Emdin
050 883738
michele.emdin@santannapisa.it
Arianna Menciassi
050 883418
arianna.menciassi@santannapisa.it
Prof.ssa Caterina Sganga
050 883543
caterina.sganga@santannapisa.it
Emiliano Ricciardi
0583 4326 711
emiliano.ricciardi@imtlucca.it
Hans-Jörg Trenz
hansjorg.trenz@sns.it
Contacts
- Segreteria del Comitato Etico congiunto per la ricerca
comitatoetico@sns.it - Email Scuola IMT del Comitato
comitatoetico@imtlucca.it
Please indicate in your curriculum vitae the corresponding Italian profile of the working position held in the Schools at the time of submission and indicate whether the position is temporary or permanent. Alternatively, the specific qualification must be indicated in the request for an opinion according to the type of contract: full professor, associate professor, RTD-B researcher, RTD-A researcher, permanent researcher, postdoctoral researcher, affiliate, with an indication of the expiry date for all types of fixed-term contracts.
Instructions and suggestions for drafting the research protocol.
The forms "Specific instructions on consent to research and data management" and "Suggestions for drafting the research protocol" are available on the university intranet (external site with restricted access).
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