According to the Office of Compliance at the University of Texas at Austin, my graduate advisor didn't need to get IRB approval to perform experiments on human test subjects that risked severe bodily harm. I reported him, they ignored the complaint, and then gave him tenure.
They also didn't care about the part where he falsified his results or lied to his sponsors about how he was spending their money.
They also didn't care about the part where he falsified his results or lied to his sponsors about how he was spending their money.