The office currently provides support for both a Medical (IRB#1) and a Behavioral and Social Sciences (IRB#2) Institutional Review Boards, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and addresses the issues concerning Biohazards in research.  ORI also supports the institution in promoting ethical conduct of research and educating Marshall students and employees regarding research misconduct regulations.

         Copies of application forms, deadlines, information on policies and procedures, and Marshall University's Statements of Assurance can be obtained on this website or from ORI.          

         Applications for medical/biological research should be submitted to IRB #1.    Applications for social/behavioral research should be submitted to IRB #2.  Applications for studies that have been approved under the National Cancer Institutes Central IRB should be submitted to the MU CIRB (under IRB#1).  Choose the IRB (IRB #1 or #2) that is appropriate to the nature of your study.  Please submit the hard copy application package and the protocol to the IRB for review.