Human Research Protection Program

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm

Mailing Address:
Michigan State University

207 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 355-2180
Fax: (517) 432-4503
Email: irb@msu.edu

Office Location:
207 Olds Hall.
Olds Hall is located between the Administration Building and MSU Main Library. Campus Map

Are you a subject in a research study? Do you have questions about your rights as a study subject? Do you want to give suggestions or information to MSU about research on you, your family, or your friends?
At Michigan State University, an Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all research studies that involve human subjects before the research can be started. These IRBs are part of the MSU Human Research Protection Program.

Provided below are links to additional information and relevant websites:

Human Subjects Protections - A Brief History

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) - The Basics

Clinical Trial Information

Information for Kids

OHRP Pamphlet: Becoming a Research Volunteer: It’s Your Decision

FDA Pamphlet: Quick Information: Why Volunteer? Clinical Trials of Medical Treatment

If you have any questions or concerns about your role and rights as a research participant, would like to obtain information or offer input, or would like to register a complaint about a specific study, please contact, anonymously if you wish, the director of MSU's Human Research Protection Program, Judy McMillan at 517-432-4502 or send an email to irb@msu.edu.

You may also submit comments using our online feedback form, available here.

If you would like more information about human subject research protections or want someone from the MSU Office of Regulatory Affairs to give a presentation to your group, please call Kristen Burt, Educational Program Coordinator at 517-884-6020 or send an email to IRBEducation@ora.msu.edu.

Biomedical and Health Institutional Review Board (BIRB)

Community Research Institutional Review Board (CRIRB)

Social Science/Behavioral/Education Institutional Review Board (SIRB)

MSU Privacy Board