Research Office

The Research Office is the first point of contact for those investigators wishing to undertake research involving humans. The Research Office will provide assistance and advice on most aspects of research such as funding, regulatory issues, policies, guidelines, procedures, intellectual property and development of applications for the Human Research Ethics Committee. Referral to other staff with the necessary expertise will be arranged as appropriate.

The Research Office is the secretariat of the St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and the St Vincent’s Hospital Intellectual Property Committee. The secretariats of the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee and Biosafety Committee are located in the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

The information provided is to assist research workers understand the structure of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), the Committee's Terms of Reference, the 'protocol approval' procedures and local, state and commonwealth guidelines for good research.

The research ethics arrangements have been established to assist researchers to comply with the provisions of the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. This Statement and other relevant documents can be downloaded from the NHMRC web site.

Research Office Contacts

John White
Administrative Officer
Level 6, de Lacy Building
St Vincent’s Hospital
390 Victoria Street,
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Phone: 61 2 8382 2075
Fax: 61 2 8382 3667
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HREC Executive Officer
Sarah Charlton 02 8382 3844

Research Governance Officer
Julie Charlton 02 8382 2772 (Monday, Tuesday, Friday)

More information is available on:
• Human Research Ethics Committee General Information
• Applications
• Forms & Templates
• Policies
• Fees
• Human Tissue
• Meetings & Symposia
• Intellectual Property