Office of Research Compliance Administration

Collaborating with researchers to protect the rights of research subjects, the research environment, and the community

The Office of Research Compliance Administration (ORCA) works together with the UCSC research community to ensure UCSC research is conducted ethically and consistent with federal and state regulations and with UCSC policies. ORCA supports the following research compliance areas:

• Animal Care and Use (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
• Cannabis Research
• Conflicts of Interest
• Export Controls
• Human Research Protections Program - HRPP (Institutional Review Board)
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
• Research Misconduct
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Stem Cell Research