Research Resources
About
UVA offers clinical investigators and research staff substantial resources to assist with their human subject research projects. The offices and programs supporting clinical research are committed to identifying and adhering to best practices to facilitate efficient, compliant and ethical study conduct and management.
UVA Employees may access a comprehensive list of research resources at: KnowledgeLink | UVA Health
Electronic Systems
PaymentWorks is UVA’s clinical research participant payment system. To access PaymentWorks, please click here.
RPBH’s Grants module provides system-to-system submission capability for most federal grant applications, including in-system, integrated budgeting capabilities. Non-federal applications is also budgeted and recorded in the system. The Agreements module allows for efficient and collaborative contracting transactions for non-funded agreements (MTAs, DUA, CDAs, etc) as well as funded research awards and clinical trial agreements. To access ResearchUVA powered by Huron, please click here.
Institutional Biosafety Committee
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is a standing committee and is responsible for reviewing all University research and teaching activities conducted by faculty, staff, students and/or visiting scientists on University property that involve the use of biological agents. Biological agents are defined as microorganisms, Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules experiments as defined by NIH Guidelines, materials derived from human and non-human primates, or biological toxins.
Institutional Review Board
Federal regulations require that all proposed human research studies undergo review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB is responsible for reviewing all human subjects research and ensuring compliance with federal regulations. The primary role of the IRB is to protect the safety and welfare of human subjects.
The President of the University of Virginia has designated the Vice President for Research as the Institutional Official (IO) with the authority to develop, implement, and monitor all research compliance programs.
The Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR)
The IRB-HSR is responsible for reviewing all health sciences research for the University of Virginia.
The Institutional Review Board for Social and Behavioral Sciences (IRB-SBS) is responsible for reviewing all non-medical behavioral research (studies which are considered medically non-invasive).
IRB online must be accessed from a UVA computer. You can login and view any protocol or grant that you are associated with.
iTHRIVE
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) is a National Institute of Health funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program. It is a transformational cross-Commonwealth collaboration that leverages the latest advances in data science to accelerate innovation in health-related research and facilitate team science. Partners within iTHRIV include Carilion Clinic, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech, as well as affiliates the Center for Open Science and the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group.
OCR Cancer Center
The Office for Clinical Research (OCR) at the Cancer Center provides centralized support for the conduct of cancer clinical trials at the University of Virginia. The office’s principal goal is to assist UVA physicians and nurses in the collection of data that are accurate, unbiased, and well-organized.
Office of Grants and Contracts
The Office of Grants and Contracts provides superior customer service to SOM faculty in order to facilitate the research enterprise. The office supports the research community with:
- Review and approval of proposals and contracts
- Assistance with achieving compliance
- Identification of potential sources of research funding
- Interpretation of sponsor policies and guidelines
- Facilitation of training and development of support tools for research administration
- Assistance with: budget development and application submission; non-financial, post-award assistance; and account close-out
- With the Office of Sponsored Programs, negotiation of terms and conditions for contracts such as clinical trials, research, material transfer, confidentiality, and consulting agreements.
Protocol Review Committee
The Protocol Review Committee (PRC) is charged with providing institutional peer review of all cancer-related clinical research protocols, except for trials that have received a previous peer review (e.g. NCI cooperative group trials.)
Radiation Safety
The radiation safety program’s primary objectives are to protect personnel and the general public from unwarranted radiation exposure, protect the environment by minimizing release of radioactive material in effluents, ensure compliance with all applicable State and Federal regulations and to monitor and advise in the safe use of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment at the University of Virginia.