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12/04/2024

Human Subjects Research Newsletter: December 2024

UVM Educational Opportunities Thursday, December 12, 2024 HSRF 400 - UVM Health Network Research Documents and Resources The IRB office will be hosting staff from the UVMMC Data Management and UVMNH Compliance and Privacy Offices. The...

10/02/2024

Fall 2024 Human Subjects Research Newsletter

IRB Committee News For the first time the UVM IRB will be reviewing a...

09/03/2024

Human Subjects Research Newsletter: August 2024

IRB Committee News Please welcome, Borzoo Farhang, D.O. Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology as our new Associate Chair of the IRB for the medical sciences. Dr. Farhang succeeds Nataniel H. Lester-Coll, M.D who has been appointed Division Chief of Radiation...

05/28/2024

IRB Newsletter: May 2024

Projects Not Requiring IRB Review Self-Determination Tool Update The tool was developed to assist researchers in identifying when their activity requires IRB review.  The difference between research requiring IRB review, research that does not involve human subjects by the...

04/03/2024

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - March 2024

Research Protection Office News RPO welcomed Jen Ather, PhD as our new IRB Regulatory Analyst this month.  She comes to us from the Vermont Lung Center with extensive experience as a senior lab technician in biosafety oversight, animals, human subjects and grant writing. Please...

11/15/2023

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - November 2023

Research Protection Office News The IRB meeting for medical sciences has a change in the December meeting date.  The meeting will be held 12/13/2023.  Meetings dates and agenda deadlines for 2024 can be found...

09/20/2023

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - September 2023

Research Protections Office News Renee Stapleton, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has accepted the position as our new Chair of the IRB for medical sciences starting July 1, 2023. Alexandra Potter, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry, has...

07/31/2023

Newsletter - UVM Faculty Sponsor Research Newsletter

You are receiving this email as you are currently listed as a Faculty Sponsor (FS) on an approved IRB protocol. Serving in the role of faculty sponsor for a student is an important responsibility at this teaching institution. Faculty sponsors are responsible for guiding new investigators through...

06/08/2023

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - Summer 2023

UVM IRB Educational Opportunities New free CITI webinars available!  The VPR’s office has provided resources to add an all-access pass to view educational webinars produced by the CITI program.  There are currently 100 webinars that cross all domains, and they are all...

03/07/2023

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - Spring 2023

UVM IRB Educational Opportunities “Creating a Data Management & Security Plan for Human Subject Research” Presented by: Melanie Locher, B.S., CIP IRB Director Elizabeth W. Carter, M.S., Data Governance Specialist, UVMHN Data Management Office...

02/24/2023

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - Winter 2022

UVM IRB Educational Opportunities Federal and state regulations, institutional policy, good clinical and research practices require investigators to maintain documents related to human subjects research. This document was developed to assist researchers in organizing research-related...

10/18/2022

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - October 13, 2022

Research Protections Office News RPO welcomed Diana Naser PhD, APRN as our new IRB Regulatory Analyst in August.  Diana comes to us with extensive research experience in human subject protections and clinical trial oversight. Jennifer Laurent, Ph.D., APRN Professor and...

07/19/2022

Human Subjects Research Newsletter - June 28, 2022

Research Protections Office News Staff can be reached via Microsoft Teams Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.  Teams is the quickest and most efficient way to connect with us.  The office will be staffed 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Thursday and limitedly on Fridays. ...

03/11/2022

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER March 2022

RPO News Staff can be reached via Microsoft Teams Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.  Teams is the quickest and most efficient way to connect with us.  The office will be staffed 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Thursday and limitedly on Fridays. ...

03/11/2022

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER November 19, 2021

RPO Office Staffing News RPO welcomes Coralee Tye, PhD as an IRB Research Review Analyst. She comes to us from the Department of Biochemistry with research experience in biosafety oversight, animals and grant writing. Please welcome Coralee when you have an...

01/06/2022

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER

RPO Office Staffing News A new RPO baby! Ryann Guayasamin, IRB Analyst, had a baby girl in early June. She will be returning to work after her maternity leave in late August. Gale Weld, IRB Analyst, is retiring September 1st after working in our office for...

04/20/2021

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 03-30-21

Research during COVID – Research Activity Level 3 As you are aware UVM/UVMMC is at Research Activity Level 3 as February 1, 2021.  More information and updated screening tools can be found on the IRB COVID...

12/10/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 12-10-2020

December 10, 2020 Research During COVID – Research Activity Level 4 As you are aware UVM is at Research Activity Level 4 as November 23, 2020. A subsequent joint notice from UVM and LCOM further decreased activities within Level 4 specific to...

10/13/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 10-12-2020

October 12, 2020 Research During COVID The IRB continues to receive COVID related protocols and COVID related amendments to ongoing protocols.  We encourage researchers and staff to continue safe practices.  The July 6, 2020 notices...

07/13/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 07-09-2020

July 9, 2020 On Monday, July 6, 2020 two communications were distributed about resumption of all human subjects research.  The Larner College of Medicine (LCOM) routed a...

06/11/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 06-11-2020

June 11, 2020   Message from the Director: I would like to take a moment to recognize the remarkable job that RPO staff have done over the last several weeks. While transitioning to working from home, staff were able to...

06/10/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 05-29-2020

Special Issue – Resumption of Human Subject Research  | May 29 The following communication regarding resumption of research applies to all departments across the University and replaces the...

05/04/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 05-04-2020

May 4, 2020 We hope this newsletter finds you all healthy and safe.  The Research Protections Office staff continue to be healthy.  All analysts remain at home working remotely through email, Teams, and the UVMClick system.  We continue to receive, review and...

03/16/2020

3/16/20 Temporary Policy On Human Subjects Research Visits

In light of recent State of Vermont and University statements on COVID-19 and the rapidly evolving outbreak, UVM is...

02/25/2020

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH NEWSLETTER | 02-14-2020

February 14, 2020 Changes to Committee Leadership/RPO Staff Renee Stapleton, MD, PhD has been appointed Associate Chair of the Medical Sciences Committee.  Dr. Stapleton is a pulmonologist and critical care medicine physician as well...