UCLA's Office for Protection of Research Subjects

The Office for Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) serves as the administrative arm for federally mandated compliance committees responsible for reviewing all research protocols that involve the use of human and animal subjects. Charged with implementing University policies that are based on federal regulations and State laws, the committees are composed of faculty, community representatives and consultants representing special subject populations. The committees work in partnership with the OPRS to maintain the federal assurances that govern the use of human and animal subjects in research conducted by UCLA investigators and students, handle special problems, and participate in audits.

The Office
Office for Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS)
11000 Kinross Avenue, Suite 102
Box 951694
Los Angeles, California 90095-1694

Campus Mail Code: 169407
The Committees

Please contact the following committees through the OPRS if you have questions:
  • The Chancellor's Animal Research Committee (ARC)
    Telephone: (310) 206-6308
    Email: ARC@OPRS.UCLA.EDU

  • The General Institutional Review Boards (GC-IRB)
    Telephone: (310) 825-7122
    Email: GCIRB@OPRS.UCLA.EDU

  • The Medical Institutional Review Boards (M-IRB)
    Telephone: (310) 825-5344
    Email: MIRB@OPRS.UCLA.EDU