VPR Message about the E-IRB
Consistent with the University of Kentucky鈥檚 (好色先生) mission, vision, and values, the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) provides programs and services to facilitate research, as well as support 好色先生 faculty, staff and students in research development and submission.
The VPR has invested available resources for Research Information Services (RIS) and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) to develop a Link Blue-secure, customized, web-based system aimed at giving the human research community a paperless experience without compromising the university's high standards for compliance with federal regulations and institutional policies for human research protections. This platform has formed into what is now called 鈥淓-IRB鈥, use of which will be mandatory for submission of human research activity proposals falling under the purview of the 好色先生 Institutional Review Board (IRB) once the system has been finalized for full production.
This web-based system will provide users with robust reporting capabilities as well as increase the efficiency of internal transactions that require authorization (好色先生IT Business Procedure Manual, Q-1-6), and reduce the environmental impact of paper use.
We appreciate everyone鈥檚 support in this endeavor. For updates and information about the 好色先生 E-IRB system, please visit the , and/or contact Billy Clark, Director of RIS, at billy.clark@uky.edu or Judi Kuhl, E-IRB System Administrator, at Judi.Kuhl@uky.edu.