Conducting Your Research

UB's Clinical Research Office (CRO) is a centralized office charged with administrative oversight for all clinical research activities of the university's faculty members. The CRO facilitates compliant, meaningful research within the institution by unifying policies governing research conduct across all university schools and departments.

UB's Laboratory Animal Facilities (LAF) is a centralized service organization responsible for the animal care-and-use program campus wide. Our primary mission is to assure that healthy animals are available for use by faculty members who have received approval to perform research, testing or educational studies on animal subjects.

UB's Office of Research Compliance (ORC) oversees policies and programs including: financial conflicts of interest; responsible conduct of research, intellectual and creative activity; and export controls. It interacts with federal, state and other regulatory agencies and works collaboratively with the university's safety offices to ensure UB research is conducted without bias, and with the highest scientific and ethical standards.