Office of Research Integrity Assurance
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dalney Street Building
926 Dalney Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-4025
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Dual Use Research of Concern Institutional Review Entity (DURC IRE)
Oversight of life sciences research that can be "reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, material, or national security).
- Mary Beran - 404.385.2083 (office) or 404.290.2160 (cell/text)
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
Oversight of vertebrate animals in research.
- Director:
- Mary Beran - 404.385.2083 (office) or 404.290.2160 (cell/text)
- Team:
- Ted Evans - 470.891.0132
- Kris Schuppe - 470.572.7447
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Oversight involves Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules only (does not include select or biological agents, infectious or pathogenic agents, chemicals, sharps, lasers, radiation, thermal agents, or other biohazards).
- Director:
- Mary Beran - 404.385.2083 (office) or 404.290.2160 (cell/text)
- Team:
- Ted Evans - 470.891.0132
- Kris Schuppe - 470.572.7447
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Oversight of research involving human subjects.
- Director:
- Melanie Clark - 404.894.6942
- Additional Contacts:
- Scott Katz - 404.385.5208
- Carolyn Sims - 404.894.6944
- Kristin Capitano - 470.503.6579
- Brook Cabrera - 678.372.7739
- Christina Smith - 770.823.0208
Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Trials
Regulatory guidance and assistance for human subject research projects that include investigational drugs, investigational medical devices, IVDs, and biologics.
- Director:
- VACANT
- Interim Director:
- Melanie Clark - 404.894.6942
- Additional Contact:
- Scott Katz - 404.385.5208
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Program
Oversight of sponsor and institutional RCR training requirements. For more information, visit https://rcr.gatech.edu/.
- RCR Program Administrator:
- Judy Willis, Office of Graduate Studies and Office of Research Integrity Assurance - 404.894.4764