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Contact ORCA

Animal Care and Use (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)

General Questions
Email: iacuc@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-3150

Human Subjects (Institutional Review Board), Conflict of Interest, Responsible Conduct of Research

General Questions
Email: orca@ucsc.edu

For URGENT matters, please include "URGENT" in the subject of your email and our staff will be in touch by the end of the business day.

Phone: (831) 459-1473

Laverne Estanol

Title
- Director, Research Compliance Administration
Phone
831-459-4114
Email
- lestanol@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop Office of Research
Summary of Expertise
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Cannabis Research, Stem Cell Research

Jennifer B. Dier

Title
- Assistant Director, Research Compliance Administration
Phone
831-459-1473
Email
- jdier@ucsc.edu
- jbdier@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop Office of Research

Elia Amaro‑Hernandez

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Phone
831-502-1151
Email
- eamarohe@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop Office of Research

Bruce W Kennedy

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Phone
831-459-3150
Email
- bwk@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
Mailstop Office of Research

Bri Quinn

Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
Phone
831-502-0252
Email
- bkquinn@ucsc.edu
- bri@ucsc.edu
Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
Mailstop Office of Research