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Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance

Welcome to the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance (ORARC).

Our mission is to ensure the quality and integrity of research conducted at Harvard Chan School.

Phone 866-606-0573
Location

90 Smith Street
3rd Floor, Suite 338 Boston, MA 02120

Contact Us 

Office hours are Mon-Fri (8:30am-4:30pm) 
Toll-free line: 1-866-606-0573
To provide anonymous feedback, complete this form

Institutional Officials

Delia Wolf Christiani , MD, JD, MSCI
Associate Dean, Regulatory Affairs & Research Compliance
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Phone: 617-432-2148
Email: dywolf@hsph.harvard.edu

Ara Tahmassian, PhD 
Chief Research Compliance Officer 
Office of the Vice Provost for Research 
Harvard University 
Phone: 617-495-9797 
Email: ara_tahmassian@harvard.edu

ORARC Staff

Leslie Howes, MPH, CIP
Director
Phone: 617-432-2153
Email: lhowes@hsph.harvard.edu

IRB Staff

NameTitlePhone NumberEmail Address
Steven Anzalone, MS, CIPIRB Review Specialist617-432-3071sanzalone@hsph.harvard.edu
Elizabeth Ehrlich, ALM, CIPSenior IRB Review Specialist617-432-8382eehrlich@hsph.harvard.edu
Keren-Nicole Insalaco, MS, CIPSenior IRB Review Specialist617-432-5132kninsala@hsph.harvard.edu
Ha Nguyen, CIPIRB Review Specialist617-432-2160hanguyen@hsph.harvard.edu
Kim Serpico, MEd, CIPAssociate Director, IRB Operations617-432-7434kserpico@hsph.harvard.edu

QIP Staff

NameTitlePhone NumberEmail Address
Stanley Estime, MSCI, CIPAssociate Director, Lab and Biosafety617-432-2164sestime@hsph.harvard.edu
Lisa Gabel, CIPSenior QA/QI Specialist617-432-5842lgabel@hsph.harvard.edu
Amy Harchelroad, CIPQA/QI Specialist617-432-8925aharchelroad@hsph.harvard.edu
Alyssa Speier, MS, CIPSenior Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs, Research
Compliance & Education
617-432-2140aspeier@hsph.harvard.edu