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Concerns & Complaints

This webpage is for you, if you:

  • Are a research participant and have a complaint about your research project,
  • have questions about your rights as a research participant,
  • are not a current research participant but would like to offer suggestions about our Human Research Protection Program,
  • are a member of the research community with concerns or would like to report possible non-compliance,
  • or would like to obtain more information.

Get in Touch

  • Contact the IRB Office at (312) 503-1376 or IRBCompliance@northwestern.edu.
  • Find individual IRB Office contact information on our Contact Us page.
  • File an anonymous complaint of noncompliance using the EthicsPoint website. EthicsPoint is a secure service for the research and academic community that allows the reporter to remain anonymous while reporting possible noncompliance to relevant institutional officials, and receive feedback from those same officials.
Additional information can be found on the For Participants webpage.