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General Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Information
 

Contact: Tracey Wheeler Pangborn
Phone:   215.898.4318
Email:     traceywh@nursing.upenn.edu

Introductory Information:

All research proposals that involve human subjects must be submitted to the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) for review by an Institutional Review Board (IRB).

The Office of Regulatory Affairs works with researchers, ethicists, and members of the public to assure that all research conducted under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania honors Penn's standards for the treatment of people and animals.

The ORA web site contains basic information that faculty and students need to know about doing research with human beings. Human subject research is a complex endeavor with changing policies, regulatory codes and standards of conduct that must be satisfied before research begins and while research is ongoing. It is the responsibility of all investigators to know what the University of Pennsylvania requires of them. The Office of Regulatory Affairs is the best resource for detailed information with a comprehensive web site and IRB administrators that are present to speak with investigators.

The Office of Regulatory Affairs Location and Contact Information:

133 S. 36th Street
Mezzanine Level
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246
Mail Code 3246
FAX 215-573-9438

A L S O  S E E

• Main Page: IRB Documents and Instructions
   
• General Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Information
   
• Documents and Instructions to Prepare for an IRB Review
   
• Identifying the Status of a Submitted Protocol
   
• Office of Regulatory Affairs Contacts
   
• General Instructions for Research  Involving Vulnerable Populations
   
• General Instructions for Special Issues
   
• General Instructions for International Research
   
• Regulations and Policy Guidance
   
• General Information about Federal Assurances and Conducting Research at External Sites