UCLA Medical Institutional Review Board

Medical IRB Policy & Operations
Alisa Irwin Assistant Director - Human Subjects Research 310-825-4849
airwin@research.ucla.edu
Bette Okeya Assistant Director - MIRB Compliance (310) 206-2040
bokeya@research.ucla.edu
Marcia Malmet Manager, MIRB Quality Improvement (310) 206-2040
mmalmet@research.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-1 (General biomedical)
  For questions/issues about:
Dannie Hoffman Adminstrator (310) 825-2235
dhoffman@research.ucla.edu		 -new full committee applications
-whether IRB review is needed
-whether a study can be expedited
Mark Mimnaugh MIRB-1 Coordinator (310) 310-794-6339
mmimnaugh@research.ucla.edu		 -changes to a currently approved protocol
-investigator responses to the IRB's questions
Samantha Moeller MIRB-1 Specialist (310) 825-4994
smoeller@research.ucla.edu		 -continuing review applications
-status updates on all submissions, correspondences
-general questions
Daniel Gonzalez MIRB-1 Specialist (310) 206-7270
dgonzalez@research.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-2 (Oncology, infectious diseases)
  For questions/issues about:
Greg Ellis Adminstrator (310) 825-5406
gellis@research.ucla.edu		 -whether IRB review is needed
-whether a study can be expedited
-new study applications
Natalie Drorbaugh MIRB-2 Principal Analyst (310) 825-5221
ndrorbaugh@research.ucla.edu		 -all issues related to Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Studies
Anthony Saldaña MIRB-2 Coordinator (310) 825-5351
asaldana@research.ucla.edu		 -changes to a currently approved protocol
-investigator responses to the IRB's questions
Malaika Kelley MIRB-2 Specialist   -continuing review applications
-status updates on all submissions, correspondences
-general questions
Edmond Lam MIRB-2 Specialist (310) 206-7230
elam@research.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-3 (Psychiatry, neurosciences, general biomedical)
  For questions/issues about:
Donna Woo Adminstrator (310) 825-4804
dwoo@research.ucla.edu		 -whether IRB review is needed
-whether a study can be expedited
-new study applications
Veronica Jimenez MIRB-3 Coordinator (310) 825-4805
vjimenez@research.ucla.edu 		-expedited review applications
-amendments
-investigator responses to IRB questions
Preethi Puthanveetil MIRB Analyst (310) 825-9408
pputhanveetil@research.ucla.edu		 -all issues related to Semel Institute Studies
Jae Kwak MIRB-3 Specialist (310) 206-2015
jkwak@research.ucla.edu		 -status updates on all submissions, correspondence
-general questions
Richard McGrath MIRB-3 Specialist (310) 825-1291
RSMcgrath@research.ucla.edu

Pre-Review & Medical Intake
  For questions/issues about:
Michele Carter MIRB Coordinator (310) 206-7081
mcarter@research.ucla.edu		 -new study submission guidance, advice
-changing contact phone number, addresses
-whether a study was received by Intake
Stephanie Washington Intake Coordinator (310) 794-4760
swashington@research.ucla.edu		 -whether a study was received by Intake