The Office of Human Subjects Research (OHSR) is a fully remote office. Staff can be reached via phone, email, or MS Teams chat. Contact information for each staff member is listed below.

For General IRB, eIRB Technical Assistance, and Training Questions:

For questions about IRB processing, eIRB technical questions or training questions you should contact the IRB Help Desk. The most efficient way to contact the Help Desk is through email. You can also call the general voicemail number and leave a message. Someone will return your call as soon as possible. Calls and emails that cannot be addressed directly with the Help Desk are routed to an appropriate OHSR staff member.

IRB Help Desk E-Mail: [email protected]
IRB Help Desk Phone: 410-502-2092

Request a Consult

If you require a more comprehensive discussion (e.g. you need assistance in protocol planning, data sharing), please request a consult by clicking on this link. A virtual meeting with a member of our staff will be scheduled using MS Teams.

Questions About Specific Protocols or Application Processing

Click on the links below to quickly find the contact information that best fits your situation. 

• Pre-Team IRB Coordinator/Analyst - For questions regarding when an application will be scheduled for review, issues returned in a pre-review note and placement of documents in the application.
• Post Team IRB Coordinator/Analyst - For questions regarding the outcome of a study, requesting an extension to respond, stamped documents, questions about tabled issues or questions about your outcome letter.
• Consent Form Specialists - For questions about consent forms, the consenting process or types of consent please contact one of the consent form specialists.
• Compliance Associates -  For questions about regulatory issues, compliance with federal, state and local policies, general compliance issues, protocol events or noncompliance.
• Reliance Team - For questions about requesting a reliance agreement, single IRBs for a multi-center study, or relying on a commercial IRB please contact the IRB Reliance Program.
• Biospecimen Program Administrator - For questions about transferring biospecimens outside of Hopkins, human subjects research utilizing biospecimens, or research involving stem cells, please contact the Biospecimen Program Administrator.

Not sure what committee your application is with? Log into eIRB2 and open up the Application. This will direct you to the application workspace page and you will be able to see the committee your application has been assigned to.