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Our Mission:

In Research Compliance Services, our mission to enable, connect, and protect researchers, participants, and scholarship at the University of North Carolina. We help researchers navigate the regulatory frameworks that govern a global research institution. As a public research university, we work with our community, our participants, our regulators, and our research partners to pursue the highest caliber of ethics and integrity in research.

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research contains various research compliance functions, intended to:

  • Assist researchers with federal licensing and auditing
  • Protect participants and manufacturing integrity
  • Make transparent research relationships
  • Guide scholars in global collaboration.

We look forward to working with you.

Please visit our Training and Communications page for further resources.


Our Programs:


Meet our team:

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Quinton Johnson

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Compliance
quinton@unc.edu

Quinton Johnson serves as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Compliance at University of North Carolina. Quinton strives to facilitate international collaboration and clinical research programs by lowering the barrier to access compliance resources. In this role, he provides guidance and answers for research compliance operations, with the overarching aim of reducing compliance burden and fostering a culture of ethics and compliance.

Prior to overseeing Research Compliance services, Quinton Johnson was responsible for enterprise-wide compliance in his roles as the Chief Compliance Officer and Export Control Officer at University of North Carolina.


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Valerie Buchholz

Senior Director, Clinical Compliance Office

buchholz@unc.edu

Valorie (Val) Buchholz is a certified healthcare research compliance professional with over 25 years of experience in clinical research. Val, together with other members from the Clinical Research Compliance Office (CRCO), OVCR, faculty, and staff, will assess where compliance issues might be affecting the clinical research enterprise. Together, they will evaluate the level of risk and work toward developing solutions to mitigate these issues. Additionally, Val will continue to engage with the One UNC initiative and work closely with the Associate Vice Chancellors for Clinical Research and Research Compliance to synchronize policies, standards, and processes to boost compliance and enhance efficiencies throughout both the University and the Healthcare system.


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Joy Bryde

COI Officer and Director, Conflict of Interest Office

jbryde@email.unc.edu

Joy Bryde has been the University’s COI Officer since 2011 and directs the COI Office. She implements the Individual Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy, the Institutional Conflict of Interest Policy and oversees the organizational conflict of interest process. With thirty years in higher education, Joy has ten years of experience in medical schools (SUNY Stony Brook and University of Miami). Starting at UNC in 2008, she worked at UNC’s Office of Human Research Ethics. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College and a Master of Social Work in Planning, Administration and Research from SUNY Stony Brook.


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Brian Collier

Director, Science and Security Office

bcollier@email.unc.edu

Brian Collier serves as the director of the Science and Security program. He brings over thirty years of experience in research, finance, and government administration into his role at UNC. After a fifteen year career in the National Institutes of Health, Brian joined UNC in 2013, where he now protects University research and researchers by facilitating compliance with federal research transparency and security directives.


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Tatiana Shapiro

Director, Export Compliance Office

statiana@unc.edu

Tatiana Shapiro holds nationally recognized certifications as an Export Compliance Professional (ECoP®) in the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. She has extensive experience in export/trade compliance and contract negotiation in higher education and the electronics industry, as well as project management and engineering design in the physical security and natural resources sectors. Leading UNC-Chapel Hill’s Export Compliance Office, Tatiana strives to apply her passion for higher education towards helping the members of the University community to safely navigate the intricate landscape of the export control and sanctions laws and regulations.