Outreach & Events

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.

Click here to submit a request.

Email ORI or call (859) 257-9428 for questions.

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.

Date Time Location

August 15, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

September 4, 2024

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

September 24, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

October 15, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

November 7, 2024

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

November 21, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

December 4, 2024

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

December 16, 2024

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ZOOM: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88163309891

 

New:

September 26-27, 2024

Join us for our annual human subject protection conference entitled "Human Research Protections: Times Like These." This year's event will address issues of significant importance to human subject protections
and bioethics, including:

  • Food and Drug Administration informed consent regulatory updates
  • Leveraging technology for recruitment and retention
  • Emerging trends in clinical trial operations
  • Artificial Intelligence in informed consent
  • Sexual and gender minority health and wellbeing
Times Like These

Virtual Conference

12-4:30 pm ET

Conference Brochure [HTML]

Registration [HTML]

 

The Office of the Vice President for Research provides a comprehensive orientation resource including introductory sessions on IRB review, from the Office of Research Integrity (ORI).

Click the link to the right to request access to the SharePoint site to watch videos, participate in collaboration platforms, and view a calendar of in-person and virtual events. Recorded IRB presentations are available under the Research Integrity & IACUC (Animal Research) heading.

Request access

Multiple Dates

The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a series of lunch and learn workshops

All presentations will be live on zoom on Wednesdays. 

Agenda

https://uky.zoom.us/j/9251686420

Phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 925 168 6420

Multiple Dates

LabArchives® Electronic Research Notebook (ERN) Webinars

Organize and manage all your research or laboratory data safely and quickly.

LabArchives® is a great data management solution from managing your data to sharing with your collaborators to securing the integrity of your research data. Sign up today. For more information go to: https://www.research.uky.edu/ERN

Webinar presented by Hannah Clark, LabArchives

Brand new webinars have been added!

Click here to register for one or more!

Schedule a webinar for your group

Multiple Dates

Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activities (RCR) In-Person Training/Discussion

“As a public institution of higher education, public confidence in the responsible conduct of research (RCR) by faculty, staff and students is critical.  We must promote and maintain a culture that is supported by an infrastructure that educates and assists in the ethical conduct of research.”

Lisa Cassis, PhD
UK Vice President for Research (VPR)

Scheduled training/discussion sessions

 

Customized Presentations:

Date Event Details

Available upon request

  • Navigating the Medical IRB Process
  • Navigating the Nonmedical IRB Process
  • What needs IRB Review & Review Types
  • FDA-regulated research & the IRB
  • Sponsor-Investigator Drug & Device Research
  • Informed Consent Perception, Paper, Process

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 at susan.keefer@uky.edu or (859) 218-2430.

Available upon request

Office of Research Integrity Display

We welcome requests to set up an ORI display with
education materials.  Contact Susan Keefer
at susan.keefer@uky.edu or (859) 218-2430 to
check availability for your conference, orientation, or training events for faculty, staff, or students.

 

Weekly/Monthly Events:

Date Event Details

Schedule

Clinical Research Update (CRU)

The UK Center for Clinical and Translational
Science (CCTS)
 presents a series of programs
designed to keep staff updated on good clinical practice guidelines, to present tools
and resources for successful clinical trial 
management, and to provide opportunities 
for networking and team building.

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 UK HealthCare Markey
Cancer Center
and the UK Center for Clinical
and Translational Science
. Presentations are open
to anyone on campus.

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. (unless otherwise indicated).  

Members of the University of Kentucky community may receive weekly notices of upcoming speakers and lecture titles by contacting Markey’s Cancer Education Liaison via email at Markey-CEL@lsv.uky.edu

Markey Research Seminars will take place online via Zoom for the Fall 2020 semester. Please contact RCO via email for your Zoom invitation.