NYUAD has filed an assurance of compliance, called a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) (PDF), with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). An FWA is a binding written agreement between the University and DHHS. It states that the University is guided by the ethical principles of the Belmont Report, and will comply with federal regulations (45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 46, or simply 45 CFR 46) (PDF) for all federally-funded human subjects research.
NYUAD, through its written policies and procedures governing the conduct of research involving human subjects, assures that the research complies with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi, and when required, the regulations of the DHHS, pertinent US laws, and requirements of other applicable agencies and funding sources, as necessary.
The Federalwide Assurance requires that the Institution has written policies and procedures that describe the responsibilities of the Institution, the Institutional Official, the HRPP, the IRB, and the investigator. All investigators at NYUAD are expected to conduct research in accordance with the provisions of the Federalwide Assurance, regardless of the funding source for their research, and including unfunded research or research funded using NYUAD resources.