Office of the Institutional Review Board
Supports the IRBs operated by °®ÎÛ´«Ã½.
The Office of the Institutional Review Board (OIRB) is an administrative support office for the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ 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 °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ that involve humans, identifiable data about or biospecimens from living humans prior to the commencement of the research study. The °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ 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 °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ IRB as a single IRB for a multicenter study
- Applications for single IRB review when the °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ 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 |
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Submissions to the IRB:
Resources
Human Research Protection Program
Information for Research Participants
Contact Us
OIRB
Phone: 210-567-8250
IRB@uthscsa.eduIRB Reliance Team
Phone: 210-567-8555