CITI TRAINING, MODULES 1-24
(BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH) EXAM ALL 140 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATED VERSION 2026 |ALREADY GRADED A+
(FULL REVISED EXAM 2026)
Which choice best describes the purpose of most pharmacogenomic research?
A. To evaluate whether genetic testing can reduce the cost of pharmaceuticals
B. To evaluate the association between individual genotypes and the safety and
efficacy of a particular drug or class of drugs
C. To evaluate how the genomes of infectious agents impact the efficacy of
certain antibiotics
D. To evaluate how different racial and ethnic groups respond to certain drugs or
classes of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B. To evaluate the association between
individual genotypes and the safety and efficacy of a particular drug or class of
drugs
Under which of the following conditions is it appropriate to re-contact the
individuals who provided biological specimens?
A. Original signed consent documents include provisions for recontacting subjects
B. Biological specimens need to be replenished
C. Discovery of related clinical information requires contacting subjects for follow-
up
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,D. Subjects received financial compensation for participation in the study -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A. Original signed consent documents include provisions
for recontacting subjects
When conducting research that involves collecting biological specimens for
genetic testing, which of the following issues is the most important for the IRB to
consider?
A. Need for publication of results
B. Ownership of biological specimens
C. Effects of findings on other family members
D. Long term financial impact of results - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C. Effects of
findings on other family members
Identify which types of discrimination the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination
Act (GINA) protects individuals from:
A. Health insurance and employment discrimination
B. Disability insurance and mortgage insurance
C. Gender discrimination
D. Long-term care insurance and religious discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- A. Health insurance and employment discrimination
The purpose of a federally supported research study is to examine the effect of
scheduled cell searches on gang violence among men confined to drug treatment
facilities under court order. Which of the following best describes the IRB's duties
when reviewing this research?
A. Because this research does not involve individual subjects who would be
considered prisoners, the IRB does not have any additional duties
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,B. Because this research involves individual subjects who would be considered
prisoners and examines the possible causes, effects, and processes of
incarceration, the IRB should ensure that the additional requirements for prisoner
research are met
C. Since this research is federally supported, the IRB does not have any duty to
review this research
D. Even though this research involves individual subjects who would be
considered prisoners and examines an alternative to incarceration, the IRB does
not have any ad - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B. Because this research involves
individual subjects who would be considered prisoners and examines the possible
causes, effects, and processes of incarceration, the IRB should ensure that the
additional requirements for prisoner research are met
When reviewing federally supported research involving prisoners, an IRB must
have which of the following, in addition to the standard requirements for IRBs to
ensure that the prisoners' perspective is represented:
A. Two members who are currently prison guards, wardens or parole officers
B. One member who is a health care provider at the local hospital where prisoner
may be treated
C. Two members who are employed by the federal penal system
D. One member who is a prisoner or prisoner representative - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- D. One member who is a prisoner or prisoner representative
When researchers plan to involve a prisoner population, which answer best
describes the type of federally supported research that may be conducted?
A. Research that has the promise of benefit to society in general, but not
necessarily the prisoner population
B. Research that involves only minimal risk to the prisoner population
C. Research that the researcher proposes and gets funded
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, D. Research that is relevant to prisoners and their conditions or situations -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D. Research that is relevant to prisoners and their
conditions or situations
Due to past abuses, which of the following groups of potential research subjects
has specific Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations to
ensure additional protections when this population is being considered for
research.
A. Men
B. The elderly
C. Mentally disabled persons
D. Prisoners - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D. Prisoners
A federally funded research study involving children 8 to 12 years old involves
collecting a single voided urine sample to assess the frequency of asymptomatic
proteinuria (higher amounts of protein in the urine without any signs or
symptoms of illness or infection). Your IRB has determined that assent of children
age 8 and older is required for the study. A 10-year-old firmly declined to
participate in the study described above. Which of the following procedures best
describes the action to be taken by the investigator?
A. Consent both of the child's parents instead.
B. Request the child reconsider assenting to the study.
C. Honor the child's decision.
D. Seek permission from one of the child's parent instead. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- C. Honor the child's decision.
A federally funded research study involving children 8 to 12 years old involves
collecting a single voided urine sample to assess the frequency of asymptomatic
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(BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH) EXAM ALL 140 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATED VERSION 2026 |ALREADY GRADED A+
(FULL REVISED EXAM 2026)
Which choice best describes the purpose of most pharmacogenomic research?
A. To evaluate whether genetic testing can reduce the cost of pharmaceuticals
B. To evaluate the association between individual genotypes and the safety and
efficacy of a particular drug or class of drugs
C. To evaluate how the genomes of infectious agents impact the efficacy of
certain antibiotics
D. To evaluate how different racial and ethnic groups respond to certain drugs or
classes of drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B. To evaluate the association between
individual genotypes and the safety and efficacy of a particular drug or class of
drugs
Under which of the following conditions is it appropriate to re-contact the
individuals who provided biological specimens?
A. Original signed consent documents include provisions for recontacting subjects
B. Biological specimens need to be replenished
C. Discovery of related clinical information requires contacting subjects for follow-
up
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,D. Subjects received financial compensation for participation in the study -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A. Original signed consent documents include provisions
for recontacting subjects
When conducting research that involves collecting biological specimens for
genetic testing, which of the following issues is the most important for the IRB to
consider?
A. Need for publication of results
B. Ownership of biological specimens
C. Effects of findings on other family members
D. Long term financial impact of results - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C. Effects of
findings on other family members
Identify which types of discrimination the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination
Act (GINA) protects individuals from:
A. Health insurance and employment discrimination
B. Disability insurance and mortgage insurance
C. Gender discrimination
D. Long-term care insurance and religious discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- A. Health insurance and employment discrimination
The purpose of a federally supported research study is to examine the effect of
scheduled cell searches on gang violence among men confined to drug treatment
facilities under court order. Which of the following best describes the IRB's duties
when reviewing this research?
A. Because this research does not involve individual subjects who would be
considered prisoners, the IRB does not have any additional duties
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,B. Because this research involves individual subjects who would be considered
prisoners and examines the possible causes, effects, and processes of
incarceration, the IRB should ensure that the additional requirements for prisoner
research are met
C. Since this research is federally supported, the IRB does not have any duty to
review this research
D. Even though this research involves individual subjects who would be
considered prisoners and examines an alternative to incarceration, the IRB does
not have any ad - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B. Because this research involves
individual subjects who would be considered prisoners and examines the possible
causes, effects, and processes of incarceration, the IRB should ensure that the
additional requirements for prisoner research are met
When reviewing federally supported research involving prisoners, an IRB must
have which of the following, in addition to the standard requirements for IRBs to
ensure that the prisoners' perspective is represented:
A. Two members who are currently prison guards, wardens or parole officers
B. One member who is a health care provider at the local hospital where prisoner
may be treated
C. Two members who are employed by the federal penal system
D. One member who is a prisoner or prisoner representative - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- D. One member who is a prisoner or prisoner representative
When researchers plan to involve a prisoner population, which answer best
describes the type of federally supported research that may be conducted?
A. Research that has the promise of benefit to society in general, but not
necessarily the prisoner population
B. Research that involves only minimal risk to the prisoner population
C. Research that the researcher proposes and gets funded
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, D. Research that is relevant to prisoners and their conditions or situations -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D. Research that is relevant to prisoners and their
conditions or situations
Due to past abuses, which of the following groups of potential research subjects
has specific Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations to
ensure additional protections when this population is being considered for
research.
A. Men
B. The elderly
C. Mentally disabled persons
D. Prisoners - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D. Prisoners
A federally funded research study involving children 8 to 12 years old involves
collecting a single voided urine sample to assess the frequency of asymptomatic
proteinuria (higher amounts of protein in the urine without any signs or
symptoms of illness or infection). Your IRB has determined that assent of children
age 8 and older is required for the study. A 10-year-old firmly declined to
participate in the study described above. Which of the following procedures best
describes the action to be taken by the investigator?
A. Consent both of the child's parents instead.
B. Request the child reconsider assenting to the study.
C. Honor the child's decision.
D. Seek permission from one of the child's parent instead. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- C. Honor the child's decision.
A federally funded research study involving children 8 to 12 years old involves
collecting a single voided urine sample to assess the frequency of asymptomatic
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