If you plan to leave UW-Madison while your study is ongoing, please contact IRB office overseeing your research to discuss the transfer or closure of your study prior to your departure. You can have another UW-Madison investigator assume principal investigator responsibilities, you can transfer the study and data to another institution, or you can close the study entirely. We will advise you regarding what actions will need to be taken. To transfer the research data and specimens to the new location you will need to have a data transfer and use agreement (DTUA) and/or materials transfer agreement (MTA) in place.