Jefferson Office of Human Research Protection

The Jefferson Office of Human Research Protection (JOHRP) is the hub of the human research protection program for the Jefferson Enterprise. JOHRP provides administrative support to the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) which review and approve all human research conducted within the Jefferson Enterprise. JOHRP creates and updates IRB forms, policy and guidance, ensures that training requirements for research personnel are fulfilled, monitors and assesses adverse events and unanticipated problems that may affect research subjects or others, notifies investigators when continuing review of protocols is imminent, and provides education for research coordinators, faculty, and other personnel involved in human subjects research. 

In partnership with the Jefferson research community, we strive to ensure the highest level of protections for human research participants.

All submissions to the IRB are facilitated through iRIS, our eIRB platform. If you have trouble logging on via SSO, please view the Getting Started with IRB page.

Jefferson Office of Human Research Protection (JOHRP)
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Alumni Hall
1020 Locust Street, Suite M-34
Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-503-8966 |  215-503-3843 fax

Walter Kraft, MD
Director, Office of Human Research Protection
Director, Clinical Research Unit
Professor, SKMC Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, & Cancer Biology