Contact Us

Have questions about research at Case Western Reserve University? The Office of Research Administration can help. Call us at 216.368.4510 or contact one of the teams below.

View a complete staff list.

Will you be collaborating with an industry sponsor for collaboration on a research project? Do you want to collaborate with another entity on a research project or provide a service to an industry collaborator? If so, you will need a legal agreement in place to facilitate your project.

Contact the Office of Pre-Award Services and Agreements at mxs1788@case.edu or 216.368.5092.

Agreements

Will you be interacting or coming in contact with a live vertebrate animal? If so, the project needs IACUC approval. You’ll need to open a protocol or have your name added to an existing one.

Contact the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at iacuc@case.edu or 216.368.3815.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Do you have personal financial interests in an entity outside the university (like a board position, consulting, or private equity)? If you are working on a research project at CWRU, you may need to disclose the outside interests.

Contact the Conflict of Interests (COI) Office at cwrucoi@case.edu or 216.368.4513.

Conflict of Interests

Do you need to transfer or receive human subject research data with another party as part of funded or unfunded collaboration? If so, you may need a data use agreement.

Contact the Data Use Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements (DUA/MTA) Unit of PASA at cwru-dua@case.edu or 216.368.5945.

Data Use Agreements (DUAs) 

Will you need to travel outside of the country or hire a foreign national to work on your project? Will you ship materials or information overseas? Are any of your collaborators in other countries? If so, you may need a technology management plan and/or a license.

Contact the Export Control Officer at exportcontrol@case.edu or 216.368.5791.

Export Control 

Would you like to apply for a grant to support a project? Will you be seeking industry sponsorship in the form of a contract? The staff in the Office of Research Administration (ORA) can help you find funding opportunities, explain how to apply, and can even negotiate a contract on your behalf.

Contact ORA at 216.368.4510.

Funding 

Will you be using human embryonic stem cells? If so, the project needs approval from the Human Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (HSCRO). You’ll need to submit a HSCRO application or have your name added to an existing one.

Contact the HSCRO at hscro@case.edu or 216.368.0838.

Human Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (HSCRO) 

Will you be interacting with human test subjects, trial participants, their data or their specimens? If so, the project needs approval from the CWRU Institutional Review Board (IRB). You will need to open a protocol or have your name added to an existing one. Please contact the IRB if you need to register your clinical trial on ClinicalTrials.gov or need to apply for a Certificate of Confidentiality.

Contact the IRB at cwru-irb@case.edu at 216.368.0134.

Institutional Review Board

If you have seen or heard anything that raises concerns about the integrity of a research project or other conduct related to the University, you can report it anonymously by calling 866-483-9367 or visiting the Case Integrity Hotline.

Report a Research Concern

Did you make a discovery that needs protection? Would you like help to evaluate whether your idea is patentable? Do you need a confidentiality agreement to discuss an idea with a sponsor company? The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) staff can advise you.

Contact TTO at 216.368.0184.

Technology Transfer Office (TTO)

Will you be setting up a wet research lab? If so, please review the new PI Checklist which lists the steps needed to be OSHA Compliant, including a physical, completion of a Chemical Hygiene Plan and an Exposure Control as well as required training.

Contact the Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) at cwruehs@case.edu or 216.368.2907.

Occupational Health and EHS 

Will you be coming in contact with radiation or a radiation emitting device or substance? If so, the project may need approval by Environmental Health and Safety.

Contact the Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) at cwruehs@case.edu or 216.368.2907.

Occupational Health and EHS 

Does your research include the construction or use of materials (including but not limited to organism, cells, vectors with recombinant DNA or synthetic nucleic acids? If so, the project may need approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). This will require a submission through the electronic IBC system, iRIS.

Contact the IBC at case-ibc@case.edu or 216.368.0838.

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) 

Do you suspect plagiarism or the falsification or fabrication of data? We have procedures to investigate.

Contact the Research Integrity Officer at researchintegrity@case.edu or 216.368.6131.

Office of Research Integrity