Human and Animal Research Protections Office

Office phone: 410-455-2737

Office fax: 410-455-3868

HARPO@umbc.edu

Our office is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm. After hours, please leave a message.

We're located at:

5523 Research Park Drive

Suite 310

Baltimore, Maryland  21228

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Meet the staff

Timothy Sparklin
410-455-2737
sparklin@umbc.edu

Tim is the Administrator for the Human and Animal Research Protections Office. He has been at UMBC since 1992 and, since 1996, been responsible for many areas of  research compliance at the university, including human participant protections, animal care and use, conflict of interest management and the education and training of  investigators. He holds a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and is a Certified IRB Manager by the National Association of IRB Managers.

Mary Lilly
410-455-3958
lilly@umbc.edu

Mary has worked for UMBC since 1997. She joined the Research Administration staff in 2007. Her responsibilities in the Human and Animal Research Protections Office include processing of protocol approval letters, renewal notices and maintaining the department’s databases.

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