Office of Research Compliance | Southern Illinois University

Starting November 4, 2024, all Investigators required to submit a Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) disclosure—i.e., federally funded (and flow-through) research projects, including organizations that have adopted relevant PHS policies—must complete FCOI and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training before proposal submission.

Training is available online through CITI and takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. It remains valid for 4 years. For CITI access instructions, please visit the Office of Research Compliance training resources webpage or email orc@siu.edu.  

Welcome to the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Our primary mission is to support and promote ethical research. As such, the ORC partners with faculty, staff, and students to ensure that research is conducted in compliance with federal regulations, state and local laws, and university policy. The ORC is the administrative home for the following committees and resources: 

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Laboratory Animal Program (LAP)
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
• Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Committee

The ORC is located in Woody Hall 350 and reports through the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research. 

ORC works closely with other campus units, including:

• Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
• Center for Environmental Health and Safety
• Export Controls
• Office of Technology Transfer
• SIU University Farms
• Research Support Facilities