About Regulatory Affairs


What's Our Mission?

Support the performance of important and cutting edge research by providing leadership, expertise, and advice on research regulatory issues including:

  • Human Subjects
  • Animal Subjects
  • Biotechnology and Biohazards
  • Radioactive Material

What's Our Philosophy?

"Partners not Policemen"

Who Are We?

Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs

 Raymond J. Hutchinson, M.D., M.S.
(rhutchin@umich.edu) or 734-615-1702
Director of Regulatory Affairs

 Pat Ward, B.S., M.P.A.
(patward@umich.edu) or 734-647-1954
Conflict of Interest Specialist Dana Burkley, M.H.A.
(dburkley@umich.edu) or 734-615-9842
Regulatory Affairs Staff Assistant Dana Dyderski, M.S.
(dyderski@umich.edu) or 734-615-4199
Administrative Assistant Senior Regulatory Affairs Kelly Ann Espinoza
(kaespino@umich.edu) or 734-647-1576

 

Background Reading:

“Playing It Safe With Research Risk” by Karen Markin, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/12/2005.