Research Integrity & Compliance

Research Integrity & Compliance

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promoting safe and ethical research

Research Integrity & Compliance manages multiple programs aimed to promote safe and ethical research at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø, and uphold a culture of integrity. The RIC staff administer key research-related assurance and compliance programs required by federal and state agencies and programs for the conduct of research at USF. View the RIC org chart (PDF).

Research Integrity & Compliance Programs

Biosafety

Conflict of Interest

DEA-Controlled Substances/Research

Export Controls

Human Research Protections (IRB)

Institutional Animal Care (IACUC)

Investigational New Drug/Device

Quality Assurance & Improvement

Radiation/Laser Safety & Ethyl Alcohol

Research Security

Responsible Conduct of Research

Scientific Diving & Boating Safety

Applications for Research Compliance (arc) Portal

The portal is used for the management of protocols in the Animal Care and Use (IACUC), Biosafety (IBC), and Human Subjects Research (IRB) programs, and for disclosures and interest inventories on the Conflict of Interest (COI) program.

To access the , you will need to create an account.

Fall Series RCR Training Schedule
Date & Time Topic Instructor

September 17, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 Environmental Impacts of Research

Speaker: Charles Stanish, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment
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October 9, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

 Authorship and Predatory Publications

Speaker: William L. Gannon, Ph.D.
Research Professor, retired
University of New Mexico

October 20, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

 

Rigor and Reproducibility

 Speaker: Tracy Costello, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Student Success
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November 4, 2025
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bioethics

Speaker: Katherine Drabiak, JD
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Systems Management
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Research Integrity & Compliance Services Series (Fall 2025)
Date & Time Topic Presenter

September 9
10:00-11:00 am

Understanding Conflict of Interest: A Comprehensive Overview

Phillip Olcese
Manager, Conflict of Interest

September 17
10:00-11:00 am

 Export Control

Fred Pflueger
Manager, Export Control Officer

October 15
10:00-11:00 am

 Overview of the Electronic ARC System Tony Marshall
Technology & Systems Manager
Research Integrity & Compliance

October 22
1:30-2:30 pm

 The Belmont Report

Tatyana Harris
Manager, QA/QI Program

November 5
10:00-11:00 am

 Wound Dehiscence – Avoiding It and Repairing

Margi Baldwin
Assistant Director
Comparative Medicine

Dominique Abrahams
Assistant Director
Comparative Medicine

November 18
10:00-11:00 am

What’s in the Background? Recognizing Spontaneous and Handling-Related Lesions in Laboratory Animals

Giovanni Finesso
Veterinarian
Comparative Medicine