Institutional Review Board

The QAZIIM Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an independent ethical oversight body responsible for the ethical evaluation and continuous monitoring of biomedical and translational research conducted at the institute.

The IRB reviews studies involving:

• human participants,

• biological specimens,

• genetic and multi-omics data,

• clinical interventions, registries, and AI-based medical research.

The Board evaluates research protocols for:

• scientific and ethical justification,

• risk–benefit balance,

• participant protection measures,

• informed consent procedures,

• data privacy and confidentiality,

• compliance with applicable laws and international ethical frameworks.

The IRB operates in accordance with:

• principles of the Declaration of Helsinki,

• ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines,

• CIOMS international ethical guidelines,

• and national regulatory requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan.