December 21st, 2016 New NIH policy has been released, requiring clinical investigators and clinical research staff to be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in order to receive NIH funding. This requirement is effective on January 1, 2017. Effective January 1, 2017, the University of Utah IRB requires clinical investigators and staff listed on an IRB application […]
Read MoreDecember 7th, 2016 The IRB office is currently undergoing construction. Several of our staff members have moved to temporary accommodations away from their desks and usual telephones while the remodel is under way. We expect to return to normal operations by Wednesday, December 14th, 2016. All members of the IRB staff are very responsive via email. […]
Read MoreDecember 1st, 2016 Due to new staff onboarding and training currently happening at the IRB, as well as a greater than usual amount of applications submitted in recent weeks, we are running several days behind schedule on pre-reviews for all applications. We are unable to guarantee that your submission will be reviewed at a particular […]
Read MoreNovember 30th, 2016 Please join us in welcoming Annie Huff as our new Panel 4 Coordinator. Annie will be starting at the IRB on Monday, December 12th. We are very excited to add her skills and experience to the IRB team. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB staff.
Read MoreOctober 17th, 2016 We are excited to welcome a new Administrator to the IRB. Gary Henderson’s first day is today and he will be helping the Admin team with New Study pre-reviews. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB staff.
Read MoreSeptember 19th, 2016 Beth Kollman, IRB Coordinator for Panel 6, has left the IRB. We are pleased to announce that Margaret McFarland has been selected as the new IRB Coordinator for Panel 6. In addition, Jessica Loayza has accepted a promotion to IRB Administrator. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB […]
Read MoreSeptember 13th, 2016 Due to new staff onboarding and training currently happening at the IRB, as well as a greater than usual amount of applications submitted in recent weeks, we are running several days behind schedule on pre-reviews for all applications. We are unable to guarantee that your submission will be reviewed at a particular […]
Read MoreAugust 25th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that Sarah Mumford and Annie Risenmay have accepted the new Operations Manager positions with the IRB. Annie will be the manager for the administrator team and Sarah will be the manager for the coordinator team. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB staff.
Read MoreAugust 15th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that Masha Boguslavsky has joined the IRB as the new coordinator for Panel 2. Please join us in welcoming her to the IRB team. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB staff.
Read MoreJune 29th, 2016 We are delighted to announce that Annie Risenmay will be re-joining the IRB Administrator team. Sarah’s many years of IRB and clinical research experience will make her an excellent addition to the group of Administrators that pre-review New Study Applications. Please see the Contact Us page for more information about the IRB […]
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