- Ensures the protection of human participants as subjects of research at Cornell University.
- Determines what activities constitute research and the use of human participants.
- Shall review, approve, require modifications in (to secure approval), or disapprove all research activities covered by this policy prior to the commencement of the research.
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Institutional Review Board for Human Participants |
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Member Name |
College |
Appointed through |
| Andrew Willford (Chair) | Arts and Sciences | 2024 |
| Susan Fussell | Cornell CALS/Cornell Bowers CIS | 2026 |
| Gary Evans | Human Ecology | 2025 |
| Leslie Shaw | ILR School | 2026 |
| Anthony Burrow | Human Ecology | 2024 |
| Saurabh Mehta | Cornell CALS/Human Ecology | 2024 |
| Wendy Ju | Cornell Bowers CIS (Tech) | 2025 |
| Kenneth Hill | Cornell Health | 2026 |
| Kent Bullis, MD | Cornell Health | 2026 |
| Robert Edamala, IT Security Office | Non-scientist | 2026 |
| Theresa Pendergrast, Global Development | Prisoner Representative | 2025 |
| Rev. Dr. Robin Blair, of East Bloomfield and Ionia United Methodist Churches | Non-affiliated member and non-scientist | 2024 |
| Myles Gideon, IRB Manager – ORIA | Non-Scientist (Alternate for other nonscientist members) | 2026 |
| Vanessa McCaffery, IRB Administrator – ORIA | Non-Scientist (Alternate for other nonscientist members) | 2026 |
| Joyel Moeller, IRB Administrator – ORIA | Scientist (Alternate for other scientist members) | 2026 |
| Rob Scott, Cornell Prison Program | Prisoner Representative (Alternate for Theresa Pendergrast | 2026 |
| Meryl Bursic, Senior IT Security Engineer | Senior IT Security Office (Alternate for Robert Edamala) | 2025 |
| Ex Officio non-voting members | ||
| Eve De Rosa, Dean of Faculty | Ex officio, non-voting | |
| Chelsea Specht, Associate Dean of Faculty | Ex officio, non-voting | |
| Krystyn Van Vliet, Vice President for Research and Innovation, Institutional Official | Ex officio, non-voting | |
| Joshua Turse Ph.D., BioSafety Officer | Ex officio, non-voting | |
| Julie Conyer, Biosafety Specialist | Ex officio, non-voting (Alternate for Joshua Turse) | |
| Valerie Ziarniak | Ex officio, non-voting | |
| Lydia Galarneau | Ex officio, non-voting | |
