Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- humanitarian use device (HUD)
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A medical device (1) intended to benefit patients in the treatment or diagnosis of a disease or condition that affects or is manifested in no more…
- I-STAR
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Improving Service to Advance Research Initiative which was initiated by the Office of Research
- IACUC
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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee See UW Office of Animal Welfare
- IBAN
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International Bank Account Number
- IBS
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Institutional Base Salary
- IDC
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Indirect Costs (now called F&A) See Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs
- identifiable data
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Data which are either (a) directly connected to name/other identifiers, or (b) indirectly connected via a study number or other coding scheme. Even if neither condition…
- IGERT
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Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
- IHME
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Institute for Health Metrics
- Immigration Customs Enforcement ICE
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An agency within the Department of Homeland Security that is responsible for enforcing customs, immigration and related laws and investigating violations of laws to secure the…