Research Support
The Research Support Department is responsible for a wide range of activities, including regulatory compliance, staffing the Institutional Review Board and monitoring proposal development and submission.
Regulatory Compliance
- Maintains the current Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) building chemical inventory of the almost 1,300 chemicals used at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Research Institute.
- Prepares and submits compliance documentation for city, state and federal government regulatory agencies
- Manages coordination, compliance and record keeping for the PAMF Research Institute's Environmental Health and Safety Program and the Research Institute Institutional Review Board (IRB).
- Provides orientation and coordinates training for PAMF Research Institute employees
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Institutional Review Board Support
The PAMF Institutional Review Board (IRB) serves critical functions in assuring the safety and privacy of our patients. All research involving PAMF patients or undertaken by PAMF Research Institute investigators must be reviewed by the IRB to ensure the research complies with regulations protecting the rights and welfare of human research subjects. The Research Support Department provides the staff support needed by the IRB.
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Proposal Development and Monitoring
The Research Support Department is developing a set of Web-based tools to help potential investigators create the they documents needed for successful research proposals. In addition, once a study is begun, the Department can help the researchers create and keep track of required documentation, such as progress reports.
For more information, email Andrea Norcia, Department supervisor, or call her at 650-330-5963.
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