Full Board meetings and Educational Retreat will be held virtually until further notice.
New Full Board proposals, Full Board amendments, and Full Board renewals must be submitted through IRBNet by 12 pm (noon) on the deadline submission date.
When a Monday deadline submission date fell on a holiday deadline was moved to the following day.
2022 IRB Schedule
2023 IRB Schedule
| Deadline Submission (submission thru IRBNet) | Meeting Date, Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11/07/2022 | 11/29/2022 | Virtual |
| Educational Retreat for IRB Members (No Regular Meeting) | 12/13/2022 | Virtual |
| 01/03/2023 | 01/31/2023 | Virtual |
| 02/06/2023 | 02/28/2023 | Virtual |
| 03/06/2023 | 03/28/2023 | Virtual |
| 04/03/2023 | 04/25/2023 | Virtual |
| 05/01/2023 | 05/30/2023 | Virtual |
| 06/05/2023 | 06/27/2023 | Virtual |
| 07/03/2023 | 07/25/2023 | Virtual |
| 08/07/2023 | 08/29/2023 | Virtual |
| 09/05/2023 | 09/26/2023 | Virtual |
| 10/02/2023 | 10/31/2023 | Virtual |
| 11/06/2023 | 11/28/2023 | Virtual |
| Educational Retreat for IRB Members (No Regular Meeting) | 12/12/2023 | Virtual |
IRB Membership Roster
Leadership
Eric Larsen, MD
Chairperson, Physician
Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, MCCP
Thomas Gridley, PhD
Vice Chair, Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Translational Research, Faculty Scientist, MaineHealth
Members
Emily Berg, CIP
Manager, Research Reliance & Compliance, MaineHealth
Jon Bourque, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Oncology, Maine Medical Center
Frank Chessa, PhD
Director, Clinical Ethics, Maine Medical Center,
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Alexa Craig, MD
Neonatal Neurologist, Clinical Scientist, MaineHealth
Karen Harrison
Unaffiliated Non-Scientist
Andrew Hinkens, MD, MS
Physician, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, MaineHealth
Kristiina Hyrkäs, RN, MNSc, LicNsc, PhD
Director, Center for Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes, Maine Medical Center
Robert Kennedy, MS
Affiliated Scientist, University of New England
Scot Remick, MD
Physician Leader, Internal Medicine, Oncology, MaineHealth
Esther Shao, MD
Physician, Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Tania Strout, PhD, RN, MS
Director of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Alternates
Donna Horne
Manager, IRB Operations, MaineHealth
(Alternate for Emily Berg)
Patrick Sherwood, MS
IRB Research Program Coordinator, MaineHealth
(Alternate for Robert Kennedy)
Elizabeth Kipp Campbell, PhD
Director, Office of Research Ethics & Compliance, MaineHealth
(Alternate for Andrew Hinkens)
Nicole Walters, MS
IRB Research Program Coordinator, MaineHealth
(Alternate for Robert Kennedy)
Updated as of 01/31/2023 Assurance #FWA00003993
Institutional Review Board
509 Forest Ave
Portland, Maine 04101
207.661.4474
MMC_IRB@mainehealth.org
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