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Protection of Human Subjects

Our human subjects protection division provides support and coordination of human subject research to Rush's Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Our IRB reviews and monitors biomedical research involving human subjects in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and uses the Rush Research Portal to review, document, maintain, and archive all documents and correspondence related to human subject research at Rush University. We educate the Rush research community on the federal and state regulations that pertain to all research involving human subjects.

We are proud to be one of only three organizations in the Chicago area to be fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), a not-for-profit organization that sets global standards for research that protects the safety and well-being of research participants.

  • If you are a research participant at Rush, please contact us with any questions you have about your rights.

 

Contact us

Linda Bond, MSN, BSN, APN

Associate Vice President, Clinical Research and Regulatory Operations

Email: linda_bond@rush.edu

John Cobb, BA, CIP

Director, Institutional Review Board Administration

Email: john_t_cobb@rush.edu

Gia Hayes

IRB Manager

Email: gia_hayes@rush.edu

Denise Voskuil-Marre, BS, CCRC

Lead IRB Specialist

Email: denise_voskuil-marre@rush.edu

Raquel Chavez, BS

CIP, Lead IRB Specialist

Email: raquel_chavez@rush.edu

Paula Borromeo

Clinical Regulatory Research Coordinator

Email: paulamarie_i_borromeo@rush.edu

Nineveh Michel

Clinical Regulatory Research Coordinator

Email: nineveh_michel@rush.edu

Reva Wymbs-Ball

Clinical Regulatory Research Coordinator

Email: reva_t_wymbs@rush.edu

Nancy Licciardi

Clinical Regulatory Research Coordinator

Email: nancy_licciardi@rush.edu