What does HARPO do? (a refresher)

HARPO main mission is to assist the UMBC research community in following federal and state compliance regulations, provide guidance on regulatory issues, educate the research community on compliance requirements and serves as the administrative hub of the Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee provides central administration to the Institutional Board (IRB) and the Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

We do this by communicating with investigators regarding committee decisions, maintaining records and facilitating on-going auditing of approved protocols. We also perform pre-review of protocols and consent forms to identify potential problems and suggest ways to make them better, provide education and training on the protection of research subjects, and provide assistance with the use of IRB and IACUC guidelines and research forms.

Give a us ring or send an email:

Tim Sparklin 410-455-2737 sparklin@umbc.edu

Mary Lilly 410-455-3958 lilly@umbc.edu