Office of Human Research Ethics

Effective Monday, January 26, Dr. Kim Brownley replaces Dr. Robert Lowman as OHRE Interim Director, pending completion of search for a permanent Director.

Researchers may now send questions about collaborating with non-UNC researchers, and inquire about the status of IRB reliance agreements, by email. Please include the IRB Number of your study in … Read more

Department approvers can once again compile a list of submissions awaiting departmental approval, at the Dashboard Routing Inbox.

Effective November 1, 2014, submissions that remain in “draft” status (i.e., never submitted to the IRB) for more than six months will be automatically deleted on a monthly schedule.  To prevent … Read more

We continue to experience delays in processing time.  Recent changes in our computer system (IRBIS) have impacted the time it takes to review and approve submissions.  We appreciate your patience … Read more

Do not wait to submit a reportable event to the IRB until you have all the information about the event. Report the event promptly and follow-up with additional information as … Read more

The CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training module is now required of all UNC-CH investigators and research staff who are involved in the design, conduct, or reporting of clinical trials involving human subjects … Read more

A new version of the IRB SOPs (dated 4/24/2014) is posted here and includes the following changes: SOP 3.2-Revised to reflect current practices regarding inter-institutional agreements (specifically, reliance on central … Read more

Two changes to the routing of IRB correspondence, effective immediately: 1) Co-Investigators will now be copied on all IRB-related correspondence automatically, in addition to Principal Investigators and Faculty Advisors. Other members … Read more

Tuesday, April 8 only, our phone lines will be down, sporadically.  When you attempt to call our office or individual staff members, you may hear a busy signal or a … Read more