Current Staff Information

MANDATE

The mandate of the Magnetic Resonance Research Committee (MRRC) is to :

1. Review all research proposals for scientific validity, safety, and relevance to the neuroscientific mission of the MNI. Approval from the MRRC is required by the MNI Research Ethics Committee for all proposals involving MRI.
2. Advise the BIC Director on practical aspects of the MR research operation: e.g. equipment time scheduling procedures; defining qualified users; research MRI scan consent form standardization, etc.

Members of the MR Research Committee

Ex-Officio Members

Meetings of the MR Research Committee

The Magnetic Resonance Research Committee (MRR Committee) meets on the FIRST TUESDAY of the month. Starting with the meeting of April 2012, investigators wishing to submit protocols to the committee should prepare a single pdf file of the documents in the correct order (protocol, consent form, declaration of consent, questionnaire) and send the file to MRRC.mni@mcgill.ca 10 working days prior to the date of the meeting.

Please note that this e-mail address is solely for the purpose of transmitting your documents for review. All other enquiries can be addressed to either Dr. Bruce Pike or to him c/o Jennifer Chew at jennifer.chew@mcgill.ca

Preparation of the Protocol for Submissiono to the MR Research Committee

1. The protocol is written up on the APPLICATION FOR INITIAL REVIEW FOR SUBMISSION TO THE REB (Research Ethics Board). This form is available in PDF (Application for Initial Review for submission to the REB [.pdf]) and Word document (Application for Initial Review for submission to the REB [.doc]).
   Please DO NOT CHANGE the numbering as it appears on the form. Also, please leave the date that appears in the bottom right hand corner of the form as this indicates when the form was updated. All questions MUST be answered.
   Forms appropriate to your particular Ethics Committee (MNI Research Ethics Board, McGill IRB, Douglas IRB etc. ) will be accepted by this committee. The forms with links on this site are for the MNI Research Ethics Board ONLY. It is imperative that an investigator from the MNI/H is associated with the proposed study, particularly for studies originating outside the MNI/H. However, it is not required that this individual is the Principal Investigator. The association can be that of an associate on the protocol or an MNH physician.
2. Each submission must also come with a CONSENT FORM, a DECLARATION OF CONSENT and an MRI QUESTIONNAIRE, in English and French. These forms are available here. At the top of each page of the consent form please include the title of the protocol and the site at which the work will be performed. In the bottom right-hand corner of each page of the consent form the version date of the consent form, i.e. the date on which the form was prepared, must be indicated.
3. All protocols requiring MR scans that have received approval from McGill University's IRB (Internal Review Board) must still be submitted to the MR Research Committee.
4. Following the meeting of the MR Research Committee, the Principal Investigator will receive a letter with the Committee’s decision and recommendations, should changes be required.

Approval Prior to Scheduling Scanning

1. An investigator must receive a letter of approval from the MR Research Committee before scanning time can be arranged.
2. To request scanning time go directly to the www.mni.mcgill.ca/bic. This site will provide all information pertaining to:

• Scheduling scanning time
• Billing and Payment Policies