Research: About the Office of Research Integrity

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes a culture of compliance, research integrity, and high quality research within the University community.

The ORI is responsible for:

• monitoring regulatory changes
• recommending institutional responses to ensure compliance, and
• overseeing the development and implementation of policies, procedures, programs and educational activities which satisfy federal, state and institutional regulations governing the research ethics and the responsible conduct of research

The programs ORI oversees are:

• Institutional Review Board (IRB - Human subjects research)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC- animal subjects research)
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC- recombinant DNA and biohazardous materials research)
• Research Ethics and Financial Conflict of Interest
• Export Controls (as related to research)