The Maine Medical Center Scientific Review Committee (SRC) supports the IRB review process and provides scientific review for projects seeking internal funding. The SRC also serves a mentoring role, by providing constructive advice and feedback to investigators. There are three pathways to SRC review:
- Scientific Review Only: The SRC assists the IRB by evaluating the scientific merit of investigator-initiated studies that are conducted at Maine Medical Center (MMC) and which carry more than a minimal risk to human subjects. Risk determination is performed by the IRB and may occur after a proposal has been submitted for IRB review, or when requested by the Investigator prior to IRB submission. After receiving SRC approval and making any recommended revisions, the investigator may then submit their proposal for IRB review.
- Mentored Research Grant Applications: The SRC provides scientific review and makes recommendations with regards to funding for projects proposed by trainees and junior faculty who are working with a MMC mentor. These studies must be submitted to the SRC for review prior to any IRB submission.
- Scientific Review plus funding recommendations for internally funded faculty research projects: On request, the SRC provides scientific review and makes recommendations with regards to funding for MMC programs that periodically announce a Request for Applications (RFA). These studies must be submitted to the SRC for review prior to IRB submission.
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Quarterly Scientific Review Committee (SRC) meetings that consider new submissions of Mentored Research Grant proposals occur on the first Tuesday of February, May, August, and November. The submission of new Mentored Research Grant proposals must occur by the deadlines indicated.
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The Scientific Review Committee (SRC) meets on the first Tuesday of each month, unless the day falls on a holiday. Meetings occur from 1-3 pm and will take place via Zoom until further notice. The committee reviews IRB requests, Mentored Research Grant (MRG) resubmissions, and new MRG program submissions. New MRG program applications will be accepted according to the submission deadlines below; however, applications will only be reviewed on a quarterly basis on dates noted with an asterisk.
2024 Submission Deadlines |
2024 SRC Meeting Dates |
12/11/23 | 1/2/24 |
1/15/24 | 2/6/24* |
2/12/24 | 3/5/24 |
3/11/24 | 4/2/24 |
4/15/24 | 5/7/24* |
5/13/24 | 6/4/24 |
6/10/24 | 7/2/24 |
7/15/24 | 8/6/24* |
8/12/24 | 9/3/24 |
9/9/24 | 10/1/24 |
10/14/24 | 11/5/24* |
11/11/24 | 12/3/24 |
*Mentored Research Grant applications reviewed.
Scientific Review Committee Members
Alexa Craig, MD, MSc, MS
Wendy Craig, PhD
Michael Kohut, PhD
Robert Koza, PhD (Chair)
Volkhard Lindner, MD, PhD
Kimberly Malka, MD, PhD
Tania Strout, PhD, RN, MS
Joseph Wax, MD
Teresa May, DO
Kristen Woodberry, MSW, PhD
Research Compliance Office
1 Riverfront Plaza
Westbrook, Maine 04092
mmc_irb@mainehealth.org
207.661.4474
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