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Investigators must submit a disclosure of all financial interests in myUABResearch. The RCOI office and the COIC use this information to assess whether any significant financial interests constitute a conflict of interest with active research projects.

Financial interests include anything of monetary value accepted or owned by an full-time faculty member, investigator, institutional official, his/her spouse, or his/her dependents, not held in an investment vehicle such as a mutual fund or retirement account in which the owner does not directly control investment decisions, whether or not the value is readily ascertainable.

All investigators must complete a Disclosure of Financial Interests prior to undertaking any research, even if there are no financial interests to report.

Investigators must update Disclosure Profiles:
  • Within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in a previously disclosed interest
  • After an approved external activity begins
  • Annually to re-certify the disclosed interests are still current.
  • Click to learn about "How to Submit a Disclosure"