UCB Conflict of Interest Committee

Quick COI Filing Guide

STATE	FEDERAL	HUMAN SUBJECTS
Disclosure by all with principal responsibility (including information for spouse, registered domestic partner, dependent children)	Disclosure by any individual of research team meeting federal definition (including information for spouse, dependent children)	Disclosure by entire project team (including information for spouse, registered domestic partner, dependent children, and non-UCB collaborators doing work under UCB protocol)
Applies to all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) unless exempted by the State	Applies to any project-related entity	Applies to non-UC sponsor and/or non-UC entity supplying materials, drugs, or devices for the project
Applies to all research grants, contracts, gifts, and some MTAs	Applies to all research grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements	Applies to all human subjects protocols
Submitted with proposal or when gift is received, and whenever funding is renewed	Submitted with proposal and whenever there is a reportable change in circumstances	Submitted with protocol
Position of management, e.g., consultant, board member, scientific advisor	Position of management, e.g., consultant, board member, scientific advisor	Position of management, e.g., consultant, board member, scientific advisor
Income of $500 or more or 10% ownership	Financial interests greater than $10,000 or 5% ownership; anything of monetary value, e.g., salary, equity, pending patent application or issued patent	Income of $500 or more
Investment of $2,000 or more		Investment of $2,000 or more
Loan with balance due of $500 or more	Entity is subcontractor, supplier, lessor, consortium member	Loan with balance due of $500 or more
Gift of $50 or more (no quid pro quo)		Gift of $50 or more (no quid pro quo)
Travel, whether gift (as previous) or income	Entity assigned rights to non-UC pending patent application or issued patent	Equity rights to patent application or issued patent with direct relationship to project

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