The Research Ethics & Compliance team comprises the support teams for the research ethics boards, the animal care committee, and risk compliance support.

Team Contacts

• Human Research Ethics Boards: ethics@uwo.ca
• Animal Care Committee: acc@uwo.ca

Team Members

Erika Basile

Director, Research Ethics & Compliance

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 86764
Email: ebasile@uwo.ca

• Ensures research conducted at Western and its affiliates is accomplished at the highest level of compliance with all applicable institutional, local, provincial and federal regulations
• Provides senior expertise, guidance and leadership for human and animal ethics, research compliance and the safety program associated with the Animal Ethics and Care Program
• Ensures key institutional stakeholders are informed of research compliance matters as appropriate
• Ensures sufficient training and educational activities for staff, committee members and researchers regarding research compliance and ethical research conduct in both human and animal participants

Karen Gopaul

Manager, Quality and Research Compliance

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 87437
Email: karen.gopaul@uwo.ca

• Conducts continuous risk assessments of compliance-related programs and provides guidance, support, and education to ensure research is conducted in compliance with regulatory processes/requirements
• Manages Western’s cannabis research program; inventory and security of controlled substances used in research; the controlled goods program; and Western’s quality management system for clinical and non-clinical research
• Manages the quality assurance and research compliance oversight programs for human participant research to ensure adherence with applicable laws, regulations, policies and funding guidelines governing research
• Provides guidance and recommendations regarding financial conflicts of interest as it relates to NIH funding

Office of Human Research Ethics

Health Sciences Research Ethics Board (HSREB)

Nicola Geoghegan-Morphet

Ethics Officer (Contact for any university department/hospital division that is submitting to the HSREB) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 84793
Email: ngeoghe@uwo.ca

Grace Millett

Ethics Officer (Contact for any university department/hospital division that is submitting to the HSREB) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 85501
Email: gmillet@uwo.ca

Jhananiee Subendran

Ethics Officer (Contact for any university department/hospital division that is submitting to the HSREB) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 86811
Email: jsubendr@uwo.ca

Non-Medical Research Ethics Board (NMREB)

Trevor Bieber

Ethics Officer (NMREB contact for Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Health Sciences, Information and Media Studies, Law, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Science, Western Libraries) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 84301
Email: tbieber2@uwo.ca

Katelyn Harris

Ethics Officer (NMREB contact for Psychology, Education, Food & Nutrition) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 84793
Email: katelyn.harris@uwo.ca

Kelly Patterson

Ethics Officer (NMREB contact for Ivey, Music, non-Psychology Social Sciences)

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 82256
Email: kpatte32@uwo.ca

Administrative Support

Joshua Hatherley

Ethics Coordinator (Contact for Delegated Level 1 and CER/Closure applications) 

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 82777
Email: jhatherl@uwo.ca

Nicole Holme

Administrative Assistant

Telephone: 519-661-2111, ext. 84691
Email: nicole.holme@uwo.ca

Animal Care Committee

Manager, Animal Care Committee

Email: acc@uwo.ca

• Provides project leadership/administrative support for major animal ethics and care program initiatives, including ACC policy/procedure development/reviews
• Coordinates and leads ACC site visits to all animal holding & procedure spaces
• Maintains the rooms inventory of all animal holding & procedure spaces, assesses new/ renovated extra-vivarial spaces
• Coordinates the concerns response process and maintains associated records

ACC Coordinator

Email: acc@uwo.ca

• Reviews and administrates Animal Use Protocol (AUP) modifications/amendments
• Provides AUP facilitation to the research community (PIs and research staff)
• Provides system support and database maintenance for AUP software
• Assists with administration/creation of city-wide standard operating procedures

Coordinator, ACC

Email: acc@uwo.ca

• Point of contact for researchers beginning an Animal Use Protocol at Western or Lawson
• Manages the review and approval of all new, full renewal and pilot animal use protocols
• Compiles Animal Care Committee-related data as required for external regulators and as needed for internal requests

Animal Research Safety Consultant

Email: acc@uwo.ca

• Develops, implements and coordinates the safety program associated with Western’s animal research program
• Ensures appropriate safety standards are maintained in all areas
• ACC and biosafety representative for animal research
• Exposure response and consultation