UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

PO

Purchase Order

POC

Point of Contact

primary completion date

The date when the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the primary outcome, whether the…

Prime Award

Award that is the originating source of funding or other consideration from the prime sponsor, a part of which may be awarded to a subrecipient via…

prime recipient

This refers to an institution that is directly receiving funding for a study from a federal research sponsor, whether or not the institution is conducting any…

Prime Sponsor

The entity that provides the originating source of funding or other consideration that ultimately may be awarded, in part, to a subrecipient. Related Resources Subrecipient Prime…

Principal Investigator (PI)

Individual with the ultimate authority and responsibility for leading, directing, and reporting on an award, intellectually and logistically, on behalf of the UW. This includes design,…

prisoner

An individual involuntarily confined in a penal institution, including persons: (1) sentenced under a criminal or civil statue; (2) detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing; and…

prisoner advocate

An IRB member who has a close working knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of conditions from the perspective of prisoners. The prisoner advocate may be a former…

privacy

Privacy is about having control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of sharing oneself (physically, behaviorally, or intellectually) with others. It includes: a sense of being…