Office of Human Research Ethics

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the hiring of John Roberts, CIP as IRB Reliance Compliance Manager.  John has eight years of experience as an IRB Analyst, coming to … Read more

DATE: May 4, 2017 TO: UNC Research Community FROM: The UNC Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) The following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be effective on June 2, 2017. … Read more

DATE: April 3, 2017 TO: UNC Research Community FROM: The UNC Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) RE: New Safety Information Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) We are pleased to announce … Read more

As part of the IRB’s continuous quality improvement efforts, and to ensure harmony with our revised SOPs (anticipated released date is 2/1/2017), Section A.2 (Subjects) of the IRB application has … Read more

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a new resource to aid researchers, public health practitioners and … Read more

Please join us in welcoming IRB Analysts, Celeste Cantrell, Cat Collins, Kathy Seabolt and Hsin-Lei Yao to the Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE). Celeste Cantrell received a Bachelor of … Read more

The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) has determined that five (5) or less of the following FDA approved or cleared scans/x-rays represent no greater than minimal risk and therefore do not … Read more

As previously announced, beginning September 19, 2016 any new study submitted for IRB review will be required to have scientific review completed and documented. All clinical research conducted at the … Read more

The IRB guidance titled “How to Request a Reliance Agreement” has been updated August 12, 2016, as follows: Page 4 and 5 – Previously the IRB has only required a CV … Read more