Office of Human Research Ethics

The IRB has posted an updated Statement of Compliance.

The IRB guidance titled “How to Request a Reliance Agreement” has been updated July 1, 2016, as follows: Page 5 – Previously the IRB has only required a CV or … Read more

The IRB may experience delays in processing time.  Recent changes in staffing have impacted the time it takes to review and approve submissions.  We appreciate your patience while we get … Read more

The IRB guidance titled “How to Request a Reliance Agreement” was revised June 15, 2016, as follows: Page 1 – Fogarty Global Fellows has been added to the table specifying coverage … Read more

The IRB guidance document entitled, “How to Request a Reliance Agreement” has been updated. This document provides step-by-step instructions for requesting reliance agreements (i.e., IIA, IAA), including information about when … Read more

The Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) has moved to a new location: the second floor of 720 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill. Our previous office at 105 Mason Farm … Read more

OHRE welcomes our new Director, Elizabeth Kipp Campbell, Ph. D., CIP.  Dr. Kipp Campbell comes to us from Purdue University, where she served as Director of the Human Research Protection … Read more

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

The Online Submission Guide has been substantially updated and expanded.

We have revised the IRBIS investigator interface to provide improved search/filter functionality.  Click here to see a two-page summary of the changes.