Animal Care Services (ACS)

Animal housing facilities, animal husbandry, veterinary care, training and technical services

• (352) 273-9230
• acs-office@acs.ufl.edu
• Animal Care Services Website
• Link to other contacts, including after hour emergencies

Animal Research – IACUC

Approval for research involving animals

• (352) 273-9535
• iacuc@research.ufl.edu
• Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) Website
• Kaetlin Vasquez, Research Regulatory Manager

Asset & Equipment Management

Equipment acquisitions,  dispositions, physical inventory,  agency reporting,  international use of equipment, surplus property and vehicle titles/licensing

• (352) 392-2556
• property@admin.ufl.edu
• Asset Management Website
• Ryan Parris, Accountant IV

Clinical Research Billing – UF and Shands (UF Health)

For human subject research, Shands Epic research functionality, and billing questions

• (352) 265-7944
• ShandsResearchBillingTeam@shands.ufl.edu
• Research Billing Office (RBO) Webpage
• Candice Brown-Bishop, Manager

ClinicalTrials.gov

Protocol registration for human subject research in ClinicalTrials.gov

• Gainesville
  • (352) 273-9047
  • UFCT-gov@ufl.edu
  • RAC UF ClinicalTrials.gov Website
  • Karre Wetherington
• Jacksonville
  • (904) 244-9478
  • Tina Bottini, Asst. Director

Effort Certification & Commitments

• (352) 392-5778
• facostanalysis@ad.ufl.edu
• Cost Analysis Website
• Brenda Harrell, Asst. Controller

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)

Biohazards, bloodborne pathogens, organisms requiring state or federal permits, chemicals, nanoparticles, radioisotopes, radiation, lasers, animal contact, DEA controlled substances, medical grade gas, hazardous waste, hazardous materials shipping, respirator use, medical monitoring/health assessments

• (352) 392-1591
• researchsafety@ehs.ufl.edu
• EH&S Website
• Erica Gonzaga, Assoc. Director

FOIA Requests

Public record or Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Sunshine Laws

• (352) 846-3903
• publicrecords@ufl.edu
• Public Records Information
• John Hines, Director

Information Technology (IT) Security

Comprehensive risk assessment, forensic investigation service, incident management, intrusion detection/prevent, PGP encryption

• (352) 273-1344
• security@ufl.edu
• Information Security Website
• Rob Adams, Chief Information Security Officer

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

rDNA, BSL-3 pathogens, select agents, dual use research of concern (DURC)

• (352) 392-1591
• bso@ehs.ufl.edu
• IBC Website
• Erica Gonzaga, Assoc. Director

Human Research – IRB

Approval for research involving humans, IRB questions

• IRB-01 Gainesville Health Science Center
  • (352) 273-9600
  • ufirb-l@lists.ufl.edu
• IRB-02 Campus Behavioral/Social
  • (352) 392-0433
  • irb2@ufl.edu
• IRB Website
• Ivana Simic, Asst. Director

Minors in Labs

Minors working in labs, clinics, or animal facilities

• (352) 392-1591
• mailto:researchsafety@ehs.ufl.edu
• Minors in Labs, Clinics or Animal Facilities Website
• Erica Gonzaga, Assoc. Director

Privacy Office

HIPAA, information privacy, personally identifiable information, FERPA training

• (866) 876-4472
• privacy@ufl.edu
• Privacy Website
• Terra DuBois, Chief Compliance, Ethics, and Privacy Officer

Public Access Policy – Data & Journal Requirements

Requirements for federal agency grant recipients about depositing data and articles in federal agency repositories, e.g. PubMedCentral

• (352) 273-2710
• Public Access Policy Website
• Perry Collins, Scholarly Communications Librarian

Research Training

Determine training list, training courses, training records, training reminders

• (352) 392-4626
• UF Research Training Page
• Research Training Utility: tool that identifies mandatory training
• myTraining Website

Research at Veterans Administration (VA)

Contracting related to VAMC through North Florida Foundation for Research and Education

• Research Service:
  • (352) 548-6000 ext 106476
  • Research Service Website
  • David J. Clark, ScD, Chief of Research
  • Michael Merritt, Administrative Officer
• Human Research:
  • (352) 548-6000 ext 104925
  • Sofia Ortiz, Human Research Protection Program Specialist
• Animal Research:
  • (352) 548-6000 ext 104901
  • Tiffany Ramsey, Animal Research Program Specialist
• Contracting related to VAMC through NFFRE
  • (352) 548-6000 ext 106448
  • NFFRE Website
  • Theresa Smith, Executive Director

Research Integrity Security & Compliance

For more information visit the Research Integrity Security & Compliance homepage