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September 25, 2025 September 26, 2025 |
Regional Human Research Protection Virtual Conference Human Research Protections: Human After All This year's event will address issues of significant importance to human subject protections, including:
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Conference Website and Registration |
Outreach & Events
ORI Office Hours
Investigators, research staff, and/or students are encouraged to drop in with questions about ongoing research, developing research projects, the E-IRB system, and general IRB operations. A variety of staff from the ORI will be available to answer questions and provide in-person support. Both medical and non-medical researchers are welcome to attend.
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| October 29, 2025 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| November 19, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
| December 11, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Request a Consultation
Meet with an ORI staff member one-on-one. Consultations are offered for studies in development (with or without an E-IRB submission) as well as approved research projects.
Call (859) 257-9428 with questions
New
Customized Presentations (Available upon request.)
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Need help navigating the IRB application process or want to know more about human research protection? If you are a UK faculty or staff member and would like to schedule a customized presentation for your UK class or research group, contact Susan Keefer. |
| Office of Research Integrity Display | We welcome requests to set up an ORI display with education materials. Contact Susan Keefer to check availability for your conference, orientation, or training events for faculty, staff, or students. |
Weekly/Monthly Events
| Date | Event | Details |
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| Calendar | Clinical Research Update (CRU) |
The UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) presents a series of programs The target audience includes research coordinators, staff, and investigators directly involved in conducting clinical trials. |
| Schedule | Research Ethics Lecture Series | The UK Program for Bioethics is responsible for bioethics education and consultation to the UK HealthCare clinical enterprise. The Program for Bioethics presents the Research Ethics Lecture Series monthly September through November and February through April each year. This series is also endorsed by the UK Markey Cancer Center and the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Presentations are open to anyone on campus. |
| Fall 2025 Schedule | Markey Research Seminars |
The UK Markey Cancer Center sponsors the Markey Research Seminar, a weekly, continuing-education series, on Wednesdays from Noon - 12:50 p.m. Open to all, these sessions welcome internal and external cancer researchers who share their expertise and highlight their work and research. University of Kentucky community members can sign up to receive notices of upcoming speakers and lecture titles by contacting Markey Events, and requesting to be added to the Markey events email list. Markey Research Seminars are held in the William R. Willard Medical Education Building, Room 263 (MN263) or the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 150 (HKRB 150). (Unless noted otherwise, there is no virtual option.) |