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Norton Research Institute
224 E. Broadway, Seventh Floor (M-05)
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 629-3500
Fax: (502) 629-3480

If you are participating in a study at a Norton Healthcare facility and have concerns about that research project, call Norton Research Institute at (502) 629-3500 or email [email protected] for assistance.

Norton Research Institute is responsible for the application of and adherence to the medical research policies of Norton Healthcare. Norton Research Institute is not a substitute for the Institutional Review Board but serves as Norton Healthcare’s advocate to ensure that all research is conducted according to the policies of Norton Healthcare.

Norton Healthcare:

• Protects the interest and well-being of participants in research at Norton Healthcare
• Upholds regulations as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations concerning research in human participants
• Upholds the ethical guidelines set forth in the Nuremberg Code, International Conference on Harmonization and the Belmont Report

Executive Leadership

Stephen Wyatt, DMD, MPH, chief research executive

Matthew Hawthorne, J.D., MBA, system director, research administration

Marti Gardner, MSN, APRN, CCRC, system director, clinical research operations

Legal team: Matthew Hawthorne, J.D., MBA, system director, research administration

Regulatory team: Sarah King, BSBA, ACRP-CP, director of regulatory affairs

Compliance team: Dawn Diehl, CIP, CCRP, director of research compliance

Grant proposals/budget team: Allyson Turner, MBA, CCRP, director of grants development and finance

Accounting/billing team: Kris Hoerter, CPA, CHC, MBA, director of research accounting

Grant operations team: Kendra Sikes, MSc, CCRP, CCRC, director of research grant operations