Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE)

An office within the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) that is responsible for ethical and regulatory oversight of research that involves human subjects (human subject). OHRE administers, supports, and guides the work of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and all related activities. Any research involving human subjects proposed by faculty, staff, or students must be reviewed and approved by an IRB before research may begin, and before related grants may be funded. UNC-Chapel Hill OVRC: OHRE