OBJECTIVE

Johns Hopkins protects the welfare and the rights of all individuals who agree to participate as subjects in research projects conducted by the University. Any research project involving human subjects must first be approved by at least one Institution Review Board depending upon the subject and the division in which the project is conducted.

JHU CONTACTS

University Administration
SCOTT L. ZEGER
Vice Provost for Research
265 Garland Hall - Homewood Campus
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-8770
E-mail: szeger@jhsph.edu
Homewood
MICHAEL McCLOSKEY, Ph.D.
Chair, IRB
Phone: 410-516-5325
Fax: 410-516-8020
michael.mccloskey@jhu.edu
School of Medicine
BARBARA L. STARKLAUF, M.A.S., C.I.P.
Assistant Dean for
Human Subjects Research Compliance
1620 McElderry Street
Reed Hall, Suite B-130
Baltimore, MD 21205-1911
Phone: 410-955-3008
FAX: 410-955-4367
jcci@jhmi.edu
Bloomberg School
of Public Health
TBA
Director, Office for Research Subjects
Phone: 410-955-3193
Fax: 410-502-0258

JHU POLICIES AND DIVISIONAL REVIEW BOARDS

Johns Hopkins University Policy Governing the Recruitment and Enrollment of Employees in Research Involving Human Subjects (.pdf)
Johns Hopkins University Policy Concerning the Recruitment and Enrollment of Students in Research Involving Human Subjects (.pdf)

Homewood Institutional Review Board (HIRB)
This website provides policies and procedures for the Homewood IRB that serves the following Hopkins divisions:

  • Krieger School of Arts & Sciences
  • Whiting School of Engineering
  • Peabody Institute
  • School of Professional Studies in Business and Education
  • Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

Johns Hopkins Medicine Institutional Review Boards (JHM IRB)
This website covers Johns Hopkins medical institutions:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Johns Hopkins Health Systems
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
  • Howard County General Hospital
  • The Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Committee on Human Research at Bloomberg School of Public Health

NOTE: besides policies and procedures for Bloomberg School of Public Health, the website also includes information on the Cooperative Agreement with Medical Institutions and Federal Wide Assurance 00000287.

DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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