-CITE- 45 CFR Sec. 46.114 -EXPCITE- Title 45 SUBTITLE A PART 46 Subpart A -HEAD- Sec. 46.114 Coorperative research. -TEXT- Coorperative research projects are those projects covered by this policy which involve more than one institution. In the conduct of cooperative research projects, each institution is responsible for safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subects and for complying with this policy. With the approval of the Department or Agency head, an instutution participating in a cooperative project may enter into a joint review or another qualified IRB, or make similar arrangements for avoiding duplication of effort.