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Institutional Review Board

MRIOB 4.355
irb@utrgv.edu
956-665-3364

Christy Richardson, CIP

Sr. IRB Coordinator
irb@utrgv.edu
956-882-7731

Mariana Hernandez, MPA

IRB Coordinator
MRIOB 4.309
irb@utrgv.edu
956-665-3598

Jillian Sanchez

IRB Coordinator
MRIOB 4.314
irb@utrgv.edu
956-665-3006

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IRB Members

Voting Members
Name Title Position
Dr. Laura Jewett, Chair Scientist Member Professor, Teaching and Learning
Dr. Edward “Jim” Kruse, Vice Chair Scientist Member Professor of Medicine, Surgery
Dr. Bassent Abdelbary Non-Affiliate, Scientist Member STHS GME IM Resident
Dr. James Fahey Scientist Member Assistant Professor of Medicine, Family Medicine
Dr. Cynthia Garza Scientist Member Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry
Ms. Cecilia Johnson Non-Affiliate, Non-Scientist Member VP Trust Compliance Officer
Dr. Marie Simonsson Scientist Member Associate Professor, Organization & School Leadership
Dr. Kelsey Baker Scientist Member Assistant Dean for Pre-Clerkships Education & Academic Affairs
Ms. Lindsey Simon Non-Scientist Member Assistant Director Regulatory Clinical Research, Clinical Research
Mr. Bertram Oparaku Non-Scientist, Ex-Officio HIPAA Privacy Officer, Deputy Institutional Compliance Officer, Institutional Compliance
Dr. Saladin Shawn Non-Affiliate, Scientist Member Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Xuan Wang Scientist Member Associate Professor, Information Systems
Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members
Name Title Position
Mr. Eric Allen Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Director of Research Compliance, Office of Research Compliance
Ms. Christy Richardson Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Senior IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
Ms. Mariana Hernandez Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
Ms. Jillian Sanchez, MS Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member  IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance
Dr. Kevin Crouse Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Chief Information Security Officer, Information Security Office
Samantha Allen Consulting Non-Voting Ex-Officio Office of Legal Counsel

IRB Member's Guidance

The following items are provided for IRB Committee Members as guidance:

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    • Regulations & the Secrets of Big Data: Public, Private, or What (0:55:29)
    • Participant Centered Informed Consent Training (1:35:00)
    • 50th anniversary Belmont Report Video
    • The Principles of the Belmont Report & the Ethics of Human Research (1:25:00)
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    • Unlocking the Mysteries of the Criteria for IRB Approval of Research (1:01:28)
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    • IRB training checklist from OHRP 
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    • FDA Inspection
    • FDA Regulatory Requirements for Clinical Investigators & Case Examples

 

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