Georgetown University Medical Center provides its researchers with services and resources to support their work, including regulatory affairs, an accredited vivarium, sponsored research expertise, and clinical trial services. We encourage faculty to work with our Office of Technology Commercialization to protect intellectual property.
Each office listed here maintains policies in accordance with the guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health, government agencies, and best practices within the research community.
The Clinical Research Operations Office provides patients with current information about ongoing clinical studies at GUMC, helps sponsors identify Georgetown investigators to participate in their research, and assists Georgetown researchers with study start-up and administration in pre- and post-award.
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The IRB is responsible for the review and approval of all research involving human subjects, as well as scientific validity and ethical review.
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The Office of Research Oversight’s activities are primarily concentrated in the areas of conflict of interest; conflict of commitment, export controls; malign foreign influence, research misconduct; and responsible conduct of research.
Go to the Office of Research OversightThe Georgetown University Institutional Compliance and Ethics Program promotes compliance and ethical behavior and helps the university manage risk. If you see something you don’t think is right or encounter a situation in which you’re not sure what to do, you should raise your concerns or ask questions.
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The Joint Office of Research Administration (JORA) offers a full suite of pre- and post-award services to faculty across the university, including funding opportunity identification, proposal development and submission, award review, negotiation and set-up, and (in select cases) post-award grant management.
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Office of Technology Commercialization manages Georgetown invention disclosures, patenting and licensing activities, copyright, agreements surrounding research activities, intellectual property agreements and assists University entrepreneurs in starting their own companies.
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Research Development Services, GUMC’s pre-award sponsored research office, assists researchers and students with proposal development and submission for sponsored research opportunities across a variety of funding types.
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The Environmental Health & Safety Department is primarily responsible for implementing, developing and maintaining environmental health and safety programs and performing various periodic inspections.
Visit Environmental Health & SafetyThe Division of Comparative Medicine oversees the Research Resource Facility, which supports animal research and teaching activities at Georgetown.
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The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee ensures the proper care and humane treatment of animals at Georgetown.
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