What is the difference between ORA and SCRO?
ORA is the Office of Research Administration; their role is to manage the administrative processes related to Stanford’s sponsored research and capital equipment. ORA is responsible for service centers, research compliance, and the development and negotiation of fringe benefit and F&A rates. ORA oversees the management of federal funding of registered or non-registered human embryonic stem cells. SCRO is Stem Cell Research Oversight and is managed within the Research Compliance Office. The SCRO Panel meets monthly to review protocols that require full Panel review.