Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR)
The Office of the VPR is responsible for the integration and enhancement of research activities across UVA's 11 schools and multiple research centers. VPR leads university-wide strategic growth activities, including multidisciplinary groups in environmental sustainability, innovation, energy systems, and biosciences. VPR also coordinates the various institutional units that comprise the research infrastructure, including the acquisition of research funding, the planning and development of academic research space, research commercialization, the incubation of new companies and recruiting of corporate research partners to local research parks, and public outreach. The President of the University of Virginia has designated the Vice President for Research as the Institutional Official (IO) with the authority to develop, implement, and monitor all research compliance programs. The VPR manages research compliance by staffing the Institutional Review Boards (IRB-HSR and IRB-SBS\) and various safety committees, developing and negotiating human and animal welfare assurance documents with federal agencies, developing policies on conflict of interest, and investigating issues of research integrity. The VPR also manages the Post-Approval Monitoring program (PAM). Select the "Visit Website" button for more information.