The committee assures the Executive Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise (KE) adequate protection of human subjects’ rights and welfare in accordance with federal guidelines by reviewing all research projects involving human subjects prior to the initiation of data collection and by monitoring as required. The committee is responsible to the Vice President of Research for Knowledge Enterprise, who has appointed the Director, KE Operations as the Institutional Official.

Social Behavioral IRB

Chair - Armando Piña, Psychology

Institutional Official - Debra Murphy, Director, Knowledge Enterprise Operations

Bioscience IRB

Chair - Carol Johnston, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Institutional Official - Debra Murphy, Director, Knowledge Enterprise Operations