UCLA Medical Institutional Review Board

Medical IRB Policy & Operations
Judith Brookshire Director, Office for Protection of Research Subjects (310) 825-5344
jbrook@oprs.ucla.edu
Eric Mah Assistant Director - Human Subjects Research (310) 825-5344
emah@oprs.ucla.edu
Bette Okeya Assistant Director - Adverse Events, Protocol Violations, Subject Complaints (310) 825-5344
bokeya@oprs.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-1 (General biomedical)
  For questions/issues about:
Adam Pucci Adminstrator (310) 794-9679
apucci@oprs.ucla.edu		 -whether IRB review is needed
-whether a study can be expedited
-new study applications
Rocio Yong MIRB-1 Coordinator (310) 206-2015
ryong@oprs.ucla.edu		 -changes to a currently approved protocol
-investigator responses to the IRB's questions
Sarvy Aliabadi MIRB-1 Specialist (310) 825-9408
saliabadi@oprs.ucla.edu		 -annual renewal applications
-status updates on all submissions, correspondences
-general questions
Samantha Tran MIRB-1 Specialist (310) 206-7270
stran@oprs.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-2 (Oncology, infectious diseases)
  For questions/issues about:
Dannie Hoffman Adminstrator (310) 825-2235
dhoffman@oprs.ucla.edu		 -whether IRB review is needed
-whether a study can be expedited
-new study applications
Greg Ellis MIRB Principal Analyst (310) 825-5406
gellis@oprs.ucla.edu		 -all issues related to Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Studies
Anthony Saldaña MIRB-2 Coordinator (310) 825-5351
asaldana@oprs.ucla.edu		 -changes to a currently approved protocol
-investigator responses to the IRB's questions
Maritza Gonzalez MIRB-2 Specialist (310) 206-7270
mgonzalez@oprs.ucla.edu		 -annual renewal applications
-status updates on all submissions, correspondences
-general questions
David Khalili MIRB-2 Specialist (310) 206-7230
dkhalili@oprs.ucla.edu

Medical IRB-3 (Psychiatry, neurosciences, general biomedical)
  For questions/issues about:
Donna Woo Adminstrator (310) 825-4804
dwoo@oprs.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@oprs.ucla.edu 		-changes to a currently approved protocol
Mark Mimnaugh MIRB-3 Specialist (310) 794-6339
mmimnaugh@oprs.ucla.edu		 -status updates on all submissions, correspondence
-general questions
Sean Shank MIRB-3 Specialist (310) 825-9080
sshank@oprs.ucla.edu

Medical Intake
  For questions/issues about:
Inez Moore Intake Coordinator (310) 825-4994
imoore@oprs.ucla.edu		 -changing contact phone number, addresses
-whether a study was received
Stephanie Washington Intake Coordinator (310) 794-4760
swashington@oprs.ucla.edu