An "investigator" for research compliance purposes is any individual, regardless of title, role or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research on a proposal to a relevant federal agency/under a relevant solicitation. For more information about UVA requirements and resources for disclosers, see the Research Conflict of Interest website.

• A Disclosure Profile must be completed in UVA's conflict of interest solution (RUVA COI)  prior to submission of an external funding proposal (or activation of a transferred award) and must be updated at least annually (every 12 months), or within 30 days of adding an SFI or EA, to remain in compliance.

If you have not yet been added to a proposal or award in UVA's electronic research administration system (RUVA), please email Ask_RCOI@virginia.edu and request access to submit your initial Disclosure Profile. 

UVA requires that certain Compliance Training must be completed when an award is funded. OSP will not set up a sponsored account until all investigators have completed the following required online courses. Instructions on how to create a CITI account, affiliate an existing CITI account with UVA, and enroll in training are available HERE.  

• Conflict of Interest - Must be completed initially and then every 4 years.
• Undue Foreign Influence: Risks and Mitigations - Currently this is a one-time training requirement; however, this may change due to evolving sponsor requirements.

Click HERE to log into CITI with UVA Netbadge.

Additional training may be required to meet sponsor, regulatory, and institutional requirements. The following is one example:

• Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has for many years required that all supported trainees complete RCR training. However, NSF subsequently expanded the training requirement to include principal investigators and other senior/key personnel on NSF awards issued after 7/31/2023. 

CONTACT 

Raphael Malbrue, Director, Comparative Medicine

434.924.5058 | Raphael.Malbrue@virginia.edu

ACUC Office: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee 

434.924.0405 | acuc@virginia.edu

If you will be using animals for research, testing, or teaching at UVA, check out this link for a good place to start. The IACUC Office, or ACUC Office as it’s called at UVA, is always here to help you find your way through the maze. Please feel free to contact us at any time. If you need to move animals here from another institution, please contact Sanford Feldman, Director, Comparative Medicine. You will need Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC, ACUC) approval to order, possess, or conduct research using vertebrate animals. Their staff can help with protocol development, protocol pre-review, and required training for you and your laboratory staff. Such transfers usually are made under a Material Transfer Agreement between your current institution and UVA. Learn more about Animal Care and Use. See ACUC new to UVA page.

If you will be using controlled substances you will need to acquire a license. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Virginia Board of Pharmacy (VBP) require that all locations which store Controlled Substances (CS) for use in research must be registered with both the DEA and VBP, and adhere to the other regulations regarding procurement, record keeping, administration (to animals or in vitro), and destruction. Learn more about Controlled Substances.

We have two Institutional Review Boards, one for Health Sciences Research and one for Social & Behavioral Sciences. Training requirements depend on what type of research you are doing. If you have questions after visiting the site, please contact us, we can help! Learn more about working with human subjects.

Clarissa Lynch, Chemical Safety Officer is glad to provide assistance, allowing you to begin your research quickly while achieving compliance with all regulations, guidelines and policies. As you prepare to move your lab from another institution, or start up your new lab, please feel free to contact her with any questions regarding your new lab space or any special lab equipment requirements (e.g., facility-specific or safety considerations). Please contact your department for questions related to facility requirements you may have. She can also connect you to the appropriate people in various research compliance areas, such as the Institutional Biosafety Committee and Radiation Safety. Read the FAQ for investigators.

The Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

EHS functions as a research support office and as such does not directly bill for any of our services. We will provide whatever assistance we can in making your research lab’s transition to UVA as seamless as possible.

CONTACT

Clarissa Lynch, Chemical Safety Officer

Main: 434.982.4911 |  Office: 434.982.4311  | Cell: 434.218.9669

For in depth information relating to clinical research read through the clinical research reference documents.

The Licensing & Ventures Group is the University of Virginia intellectual property management and innovation commercialization organization for UVA’s research portfolio. Founded in 1977 as a 501(c)(3) UVA affiliated foundation, UVA LVG receives ~200 invention disclosures, executes ~80 commercial transactions, and launches 5-7 new companies each year. They manage the UVA Seed Fund and would be glad to assist you with any IP issues. Find out more on the Licensing & Ventures Group site

CONTACT

Rob Merhige, Assistant Vice President for Commercialization and Compliance

434.982.1615