About Us
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Center for Clinical and Translational Science 362 Plantation Street, |
IRB Virtual Office Hours Times/Zoom link: Office: General questions: Reliance agreement/External IRB questions: |
Name |
Title |
Phone |
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Jesica Pagano-Therrien, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC | IRB Committee Chair | 508-856-3952 |
Allison Blodgett, PhD, CIP | Director of IRB Operations | 508-856-4271 |
Christopher Phaiah, MBA | IRB Protocol Specialist | 508-856-5324 |
Crystal Davis, MPH, CIP | IRB Protocol Analyst | 508-856-5291 |
Rachel Krebs, CIP | IRB Protocol Analyst | 508-856-2568 |
Andrea Robinson, CIP | IRB Protocol Analyst | 508-856-1573 |
Heather (Strom) Tessier, MA | IRB Educational Specialist | 508-856-1926 |
Kelly Army | IRB Protocol Specialist | TBA |
Federalwide Assurance: 00004009
Expiration Date: 1/4/2027
IRB Registration: 0000160
IRB 1: IRB00000269
IRB 2: IRB00000270
IRB Meetings
All Committee meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Submissions requiring review by the convened IRB are assigned to the first available meeting after the pre-review process is complete and the submission is determined to be ready for full Committee Review.
IRB Metrics
IRB Metrics |
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Median number of calendar days from submission to review/approval | |||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
Review | Approval | Review | Approval | Review | Approval | ||
New Study | Exempt | 23 | 15 | tba | |||
Expedited | 29 | 33 | 35 | 41 | tba | tba | |
Convened | 27 | 56 | 28 | 80 | tba | tba | |
Modification | Expedited | 7 | 7 | tba | tba | ||
Convened | 22 | 27 | 20 | 23 | tba | tba |