Full Acreditation AAHRPP Seal [View Image]The OVPRI Human Research Protection Program provides guidance and resources for researchers and IRB members at Virginia Commonwealth University.
We review all research involving human participants to facilitate the conduct of ethical research and ensure compliance with federal, state and institutional regulations.
Subscribe to our listserv, IRBNews. The listserv is a place to share information, ask questions about theory or practice and find out how others have solved the problem you are facing. We also use the listserv to get information out to the research community. You can also stay in touch with us through our blog, where we post announcements, events and educational resources.
Contact us
General questions
orsp@vcu.edu
(804) 828-0868
Questions related to IRB submissions
irbpanela@vcu.edu
Questions related to single IRB, reliance agreements and/or external IRBs
irbreliance@vcu.edu
For individual staff email addresses
See Contact us page for staff directory
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