DOE Human Subjects Resources
DOE Written Assurances
Written documentation is required by DOE that ensures institutional compliance with and implementation of DOE and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations for the protection of human research subjects. Such documentation from the prospective performing institution shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of Energy.
The only documentation currently meeting this requirement is the Federalwide Assurance. See www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances_index.html.
Not all DOE sites perform research on human subjects, and several of these sites make use of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) at other institutions. A listing of DOE sites with human subjects activities, their assurances to perform such work, their IRB chairpersons or non-DOE institution, and their IRB administrator or contact is provided in the following table.
| Laboratory | Assurance # | IRB Chair or non-DOE Institution |
IRB Administrator or POCs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ames | 00004361 | Iowa State University | Jim Withers phone: 515-294-4743 fax: 515-294-2155 withers@ameslab.gov |
| Argonne | 00005565 | University of Chicago | Gail Van Gorp phone: 630-252-3689 fax: 630-252-7608 gvangorp@anl.gov |
| Central DOE IRB | 00015568 | James Morris IRB Chair Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory phone: 590-371-6794 james.morris@pnl.gov |
Becky Hawkins IRB Administrator phone: 865-576-1725 fax: 865-574-2128 Becky.Hawkins@orise.orau.gov |
| Brookhaven | 00000149 | SUNY-Stony Brook | Darcy Mallon phone: 631-344-3362 fax: 631-344-3220 mallon@bnl.gov |
| Fermilab | 00016395 | Oak Ridge Associated Universities | John Dawson Phone: 630-840-4830 fax: 630-840-3019 jbdawson@fnal.gov |
| Idaho | 00009528 | Harold Blackman phone: 208-526-0245 fax: 208-526-8076 Harold.Blackman@inl.gov |
Dena Tomchak phone: 208-526-1590 fax: 208-526-0828 Dena.Tomchak@inl.gov |
| Los Alamos | 00000362 | Jeffrey E. Schinkel (Jeff) phone: 505-667-8234 jeffs@lanl.gov |
Donna Leshne phone: 505-665-0198 fax: 505-665-7879 dleshne@lanl.gov |
| Lawrence Berkeley | 00006253 | Peter Lichty phone: 510-486-6267 fax: 510-486-7192 pdlichty@llbl.gov |
Chris Byrne phone: 510-486-5507 fax: 510-486-5499 cebyrne@lbl.gov |
| Lawrence Livermore | 00004274 | John P. Knezovich phone: 925-422-0925 fax: 925-423-7884 knezovich1@llnl.gov |
Ann-Marie B. Dake phone: 925-422-0260 fax: 925-423-4306 dakel@llnl.gov |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities | 00005031 | Betsy Ellis phone: 865-576-3528 fax: 865-576-9557 Betsy.Ellis@orise.orau.gov |
Becky Hawkins phone: 865-576-1725 fax: 865-576-9557 Becky.Hawkins@orise.orau.gov |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 00012860 | Betsy Ellis phone: 865-576-3528 fax: 865-576-9557 Betsy.Ellis@orise.orau.gov |
Leigh Greeley phone: 865-576-1367 fax: 865-576-4153 gyg@ornl.gov |
| Pacific Northwest | 00004696 | James E. Morris, PhD. phone: 509-376-4815 fax: 509-376-9023 james.morris@pnl.gov |
Kathy Ertell phone: 509-375-3610 fax: 509-375-2592 katherine.ertell@pnl.gov |
| Sandia | 00003764 | Rob Nelson phone: 505-284-9660 rnelso@sandia.gov |
Terry Reser phone: 505-845-9171 fax: 505-844-0224 treser@sandia.gov |
| Savannah River / Washington Savannah River Company | 00012002 | Dr. Paul T. Deason, Jr phone: 803-952-5580 fax: 803-952-9332 paul.deason@srs.gov |
Karen T. Brown phone: 803-557-4266 fax: 803-557-4822 karent.brown@srs.gov |
Content reviewed: August 27, 2012