VCU Human Research Protection Program Holiday and Winter Break Schedule 2022
The Human Research Protection Program (IRB) office will be closed for Thanksgiving beginning at noon on Wednesday, 11/23/22 and will reopen on Monday, 11/28/22. Investigators remain responsible for reporting to the IRB any unanticipated problems involving risk to subjects or others that occur during this time. For guidance on what constitutes an unanticipated problem, refer […]
Wright Center Virtual Consulting Hours
Have questions about conducting research projects? Visit the Wright Center open consulting hours to get assistance from the inception of your project through to data analysis! Consulting hours will be held virtually on Friday, November 11, from 10am until 1pm. Get more information here: https://bit.ly/registerconsulting For questions, please contact Maureen Olmstead at meolmsted@vcu.edu.
Impacts on HRPP Services and Timelines
During the next several weeks, the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) will be undergoing additional changes in personnel that may impact HRPP services and timelines. Reliance Division Stacy West, Reliance Manager, will vacate her position on Friday, November 4 and Vanessa Hernandez, Reliance Consultant, will vacate her position on Friday, November 18. We are fortunate to […]
HRPP Newsletter Volume 004 | October 2022
Download the latest volume of the VCU HRPP Newsletter.
16th Annual Virginia IRB Consortium Conference
As you may be aware, the Virginia IRB Consortium holds an annual regional conference each year in the fall. This year it will be held virtually on Friday, October 28, 2022 from 8:30am-2:00pm. There is no fee to attend. This year’s conference sounds very interesting, with a keynote by the eldest grandson of Henrietta Lacks. There will also […]
Agenda for “Research Ethics: Past, Present, and Future”
Please join us for the VCU HRPP Annual Conference 2022 on Thursday, September 29 from 9:00am – 3:00pm. Sessions will feature our conference theme, “Research Ethics: Past, Present, and Future.” To register, please visit https://bit.ly/3KBzed3. CEUs are available for this event. 9:00am – Welcome from Dr. Sanjur Brooks 9:05am – Keynote Address by Dr. Michael Dickinson […]
RAMS-IRB was patched 9/15/2022
As a reminder, the RAMS-IRB system was patched overnight (9/15/2022). For a description of what updates are included in this patch, please refer to the summary of the changes below. Please contact the assigned IRB coordinator for your study or ORSP@vcu.edu if problems are encountered after the patch.
Ethics of human data management and sharing session presented by SOCRA (CE credit available)
Tuesday, September 20, 12pm-1pm, via Zoom Register here: https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcuqqrj4qHdX8_TbafIOSveQ1NPBw3Mk6
IRB Consulting Hours – VIRTUAL
The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, in collaboration with the VCU Human Research Protection Program, are pleased to offer open consulting hours. These open consulting hours will be hosted VIRTUALLY using Zoom. The consulting hours will include the following consultants: Biostatistics Informatics IRB IND/IDE/FDA Research Library Services Designing and Conducting Research Community Engaged […]
VCU HRPP Annual Conference 2022 – Research Ethics: Past, Present, and Future on September 29, 2022
The VCU Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is pleased to announce registration is now open for our annual conference to be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 9:00am-3:00pm via Zoom. The event is free of charge and all members of the VCU research community are encouraged to attend and invite colleagues from other institutions. The […]