IRB Committees

Main IRB Office
Hieber Building
3500 Fifth Avenue,
Ground Floor
Main Entry on McKee Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

IRB Chair & Coordinators
Hieber Building
3500 Fifth Avenue
Suite 105
Enter on Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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IRB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
2008 Committee Schedule (PDF) 2007 Committee Schedule (PDF) Committee Vice Chairs
IRB Committee Members may submit responses to their committee at the e-mail addresses listed below:

Committee A		irbcomm_a@upmc.edu
Committee B		irbcomm_b@upmc.edu
Committee C		irbcomm_c@upmc.edu
Committee E		irbcomm_e@upmc.edu
Committee F		irbcomm_f@upmc.edu
Committee G		irbcomm_g@upmc.edu
Committee H		irbcomm_h@upmc.edu
Committee I		irbcomm_i@upmc.edu
Committee J		irbcomm_j@upmc.edu
COMMITTEE MEETING ITEMS (Word Documents):
Reviewer Report Form
Check List for the Scientific Reviewer
Checklist for Consent Form Reviewers
COMMITTEE MEMBER FORMS (Word Documents):
International Research Form		Children
2004 Waiver 8.3.1.1		Decisionally Impaired
2004 Waiver 8.3.5		Prisoners
2004 Waiver 8.3.4		Fetal Tissue Checklist
Emergency Waiver		Neonates Checklist
Waiver to Obtain Consent		Pregnancy Checklist
Waiver to Obtain Consent-Phone Screening
Board Member Demographic Information Form

COMMITTEE EDUCATION MATERIAL (Word Documents):
Points to Ponder When Considering Risk
Sources of Risk in Genetic Studies (Table)
Minimizing and Evaluating Risks (Table)
Importance of Directive Comments
Risk Assessment for Genetic Studies

Institutional Review Board