UVA’s Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)

The research community at the University of Virginia (UVA) recognizes the immense contribution that human subjects provide the research initiative. The Human Research Protection Program advocates for human subjects in research by working in concert with UVA researchers to ensure that they have the education and tools they need to work ethically with participants in their research studies. UVA’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) & Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM) offices work with the other HRPP partner offices to ensure that compliance with federal regulations and ethical principles create research environments that are proactively protecting participants as researchers achieve their research goals.

In order to facilitate the accurate and efficient review of research protocols, the Human Research Protection Program includes two Institutional Review Board offices: the Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR) and the Institutional Review Board for Social and Behavioral Sciences (IRB-SBS). The IRB-HSR reviews medical studies while the IRB-SBS reviews studies from the social and behavioral sciences.

Anonymous Reporting

Allegations of misconduct can be reported confidentially to the University's Research Integrity Officer (RIO) in the Office of the Vice President for Research or through the University's Compliance Helpline.

UVA’s Human Research Protection Program advises researchers to follow UVA’s COVID-19 prevention policies while conducting human subjects research. These policies, including wearing masks, are described on UVA’s COVID-19 site.

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