Responsible Research Practices

The Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge responsible research practices team provides administrative support to the university research community and the committees responsible for research review and oversight. We help Ohio State faculty, staff, and student researchers navigate research requirements through education and quality improvement initiatives designed to facilitate research, improve efficiencies, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Main Phone: 614-688-8457

Not sure who to contact? Call the main line or email IRBinfo@osu.edu

Phone Menu (Press 1-6)

• Press 1 CITI training questions
• Press 2 Reliance or investigator agreements | IRBAgreements@osu.edu
• Press 3 Biosafety questions
• Press 4 Exempt research questions | exemptinfo@osu.edu
• Press 5 Huron IRB/Buck-IRB help | IRBinfo@osu.edu
• Press 6 IRB regulatory assistance

Email Contacts

IRB Submissions

• Behavioral and Social Sciences IRB: BehavioralIRBInfo@osu.edu
• Biomedical/clinical studies: BiomedicalIRBInfo@osu.edu
• Cancer research studies: CancerIRBInfo@osu.edu
• External IRB (WCG/WIRB): WIRBInfo@osu.edu
• Exempt Research: exemptinfo@osu.edu

IRB Questions & Determinations

• General IRB questions: IRBinfo@osu.edu
• Preliminary Determinations: ORRPDeterminations@osu.edu
• Post Approval Monitoring : OR-ORRPQI@osu.edu
• Grant congruency: hscongruencyreview@osu.edu
• Compliance: IRB-Reporting@osu.edu

Agreements 

• Collaborative Research: irbagreements@osu.edu

Reporting & Emergencies

• Emergency use of unapproved drug/device: OR-IRBEmergencyUse@osu.edu
• Concerns about a research study: hsconcerns@osu.edu