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: |
(508) 856-4261
Name |
Title |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Jesica Pagano-Therrien, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC | IRB Committee Chair | 508-856-3952 |
| Allison Blodgett, PhD, CIP | Director of IRB Operations | 508-856-4271 |
| Joann Jean-Baptiste | IRB Protocol Specialist | 508-856-8092 |
| 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 | 508-856-1962 |
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 | |||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
| Review | Approval | Review | Approval | Review | Approval | ||
| New Study | Exempt | 15 | 18 | 35 | |||
| Expedited | 35 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 69 | 79 | |
| Convened | 28 | 80 | 26 | 51 | 31 | 60 | |
| Modification | Expedited | 7 | 10 | 13 | |||
| Convened | 20 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 32 | |
