Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Principal Investigator (PI)
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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
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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
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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
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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…
- Privacy Certificate
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This is the equivalent of a federal Certificate of Confidentiality, but it is provided (and required by) the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) for any research…
- Project IP
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Intellectual Property developed by or on behalf of UW and its subrecipients/subcontractors in the course of and as a direct result of the Project. Project IP…
- Proposal
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A formal request from the University of Washington for external support to carry out institutional activities, including Organized Research, Instruction or Other Sponsored Activity. These requests…
- Proprietary Information
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Information protected by a sponsor or third party that is not generally known outside the sponsor or third party’s organization and has access restrictions for commercial…
- Proprietary Research
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15 CFR Part 734.8(a) Privately funded research activity undertaken pursuant to a contract between the University and an outside sponsor with commercial interests where the information…
- prospect of direct benefit
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Prospect of direct benefit refers to the potential for a positive outcome (e.g., cure of disease, pain relief, increased mobility) for the individual participant resulting from…