Welcome to the Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs

The Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs (ORIRA) at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago promotes the highest ethical standards in achieving our institutional and research goals:
          Innovation
          Collaboration
          Accountability
          Respect
          Excellence

Research integrity rests on university culture and the judgment and conscience of the research community member. Our service orientation emphasizes education of the research community and focuses on problem solving. With our focus on education we actively:

1. Train research personnel to comply with federal and state laws, regulations and institutional policies
2. Monitor advancement through our Evaluation Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP) and other initiatives to assess adherence, compliance and progress.

We seek to strengthen public trust of our neighboring communities and foster commitment to conducting research in accord with the fundamental principles of respect for persons, beneficence and justice.

The broad-based institutional effort targets all faculty, staff and students and facilitates Rush’s cultural transformation into the 21st Century.

The Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs encourages the Rush Research Community to:

• Act Responsibly
• Comply with federal and state laws and
     regulations and institutional policies
  
• Honor and adhere to professional
     codes of ethics
  
• Identify and evaluate areas for improving
     research practices;
  
• Educate and train research staff and
     colleagues in responsible conduct of
     research
  
• Value the contributions of human subjects
  
• Evaluate, manage and eliminate potential
     conflicts of interest

Table of Organization: Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs

Use the links under “Related Topics” (to the right) to open a PDF version of the table of organization for the Office of Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs (ORIRA).

For questions or concerns please call the Office of Research Integrity 24-hour hotline at (312) 942-2383

For more information, contact:

Office of Research Integrity & Regulatory Affairs
600 S. Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-2209
Fax: (312) 942-6876

Kate-Louise Gottfried, JD, MSPH
Senior Director, Office of Research Integrity
(312) 942-2209
kate_l_gottfried@rush.edu

Stephanie C. Guzik, RN, BSN
Assistant Director, Office of Research Integrity     
(312) 942-1296
stephanie_guzik@rush.edu

Ed R. Blazek, PhD
Biological Safety Officer, Office of Research Integrity
(312) 942-5222
ed_r_blazek@rush.edu

Julia Spraags
Research Auditor, Office of Research Integrity
(312) 942-2209
julia_ spraags@rush.edu

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

— Samuel Johnson