Office of the Institutional Review Board
Supports the IRBs operated by º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ.
The Office of the Institutional Review Board (OIRB) is an administrative support office for the º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). An IRB is a federally-mandated committee that serves to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects. The IRB reviews all research projects conducted by agents of º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ that involve humans, identifiable data about or biospecimens from living humans prior to the commencement of the research study. The º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ IRBs are accredited by the .
Services the OIRB provides to researchers include:
- Assistance with IRB application submissions (including amendments and annual continuing review reports);
- Guidance regarding FDA regulations and research involving FDA-regulated test articles;
- Assistance with appropriate reporting of unexpected issues that arise during the execution of human research studies.
Services the IRB Reliance Team provides to researchers include:
- Adding Relying Sites when using the º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ IRB as a single IRB for a multicenter study
- Applications for single IRB review when the UT Health SA IRB is not the IRB for all study sites (External IRB Studies);
- Assistance with training research personnel;
- Verifying credentialing;
- Approving Research Scope of Practice for study team members who do not have a locally recognized medical license;
- Research participant recruitment assistance via the Find A Study website;
- Assistance with VA Human Research studies
Office Staff
OIRB | IRB Reliance Team |
Jeannette M. Watterson, PhD | Brandie Otten |
Stephanie C. Reyes, BA, CIP | Patricia Alexander |
Rebecca Rivera, BS, MS | Alyssa Hernandez |
Cecilia A. Hinojosa | Stephen Blake Luis |
Celia Aviles, BS, MPH, CCRC | Bhumi Patel |
Maria Herrera, MSW |
|
Submissions to the IRB:
Resources
Human Research Protection Program
Information for Research Participants
Contact Us
OIRB
Phone: 210-567-8250
IRB Reliance Team
Phone: 210-567-8555