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Email: IRB@ucsf.edu – Please email general questions. Contact your analyst directly using the staff directory below when possible.
Main Phone: 415-476-1814
Fax: 415-502-1347
Campus Box: 0962
Address: UCSF
Human Research Protection Program, Box 0962
3333 California Street, Suite 315
San Francisco, CA 94143 (use zip code 94118 for UPS, FedEx or other deliveries)
Staff Directory
Please contact your analyst for assistance. If you are unsure who your analyst is, track your submission in iRIS. Staff are grouped below by the type of work they do in the office.
 Laurie Herraiz, CIP, CCRP I oversee the operations of the HRPP office. I work with the HRPP staff, IRB committee members, and the broader UCSF research community to protect participants and initiate studies in a timely fashion. |
 HRPP Associate Director - Position Currently Vacant |
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Director, Quality Improvement Unit - Position Currently Vacant |
Joanne Mickalian, MA, CIP I manage the IRB analysts who process exempt and expedited review studies. I also screen and review many of these studies. |
 Cheri Etter, CIP I process submissions for the Human Gamete, Embryo and Stem Cell Research (GESCR) Committee. I also review new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. |
 Wendy Goldberger, MS I process new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. |
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Sarah Hourston I process new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. |
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Michelle LeMenager, CIP I process new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. Please note I am available only by email. |
 Judith Navratil, MA, CIP I process new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. Please note I am available only by email. |
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Donna Woo, MA, CIP I process new exempt and expedited review studies for the IRB. Please note I am available only by email. |
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Jason Keenan I manage the Committee Coordinators who process full committee review studies, the Cancer Center Coordinator, and the Assistant Coordinators who process modifications and continuing reviews. |
 Karen Chao, PhD, CIP I process new studies that require full committee review for the Laurel Heights IRB Committee. I also manage the meeting agendas for that committee. |
 Elizabeth Mendelsohn, CIP I process new studies that require full committee review for the ZSFG IRB Committee, which includes studies at the SFDPH. I also manage the meeting agendas for the ZSFG IRB committee. |
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Michael Shaffer, CIP I process new studies that require full committee review for the Mt. Zion IRB Committee. I also manage the meeting agendas for that committee. |
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Meghan Tedesco I process submissions for studies conducted by researchers from the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. |
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Full Committee/iRIS Coordinator - Position Currently Vacant |
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Parnassus Committee Coordinator - Position Currently Vacant |
Marcia Ewing I work at the HRPP front desk and triage phone calls and emails. I occasionally process modifications and continuing review for studies that do not involve subject contact. |
 Claudette Mandac I process modifications and continuing reviews that are reviewed by the Parnassus IRB Committee. |
Kathy Nguyen I process modifications and continuing reviews that are reviewed by the ZSFGH IRB Committee. |
Megan Oakes |
 Jessica Phillips I process modifications and continuing reviews that undergo review by the Laurel Heights IRB committee. |
 Karen Simpkins, MLS I process modifications and continuing reviews that are reviewed by the Mt. Zion IRB committee. |
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Iya (Maria) Vargas I process modifications and continuing reviews for minimal risk studies. Please note I am available only by email. |
 Annette Bugatto, CIP Working in the QIU, I conduct routine site visits, review post-approval reports – such as adverse events and protocol violations – and conduct other QI activities. |
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Quality Assurance Coordinator – Position Currently Vacant |
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Education and Training Coordinator – Position Currently Vacant See the Education Opportunities page for upcoming training events. Contact our office with questions. |
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Cheri Etter, CIP I process submissions for the Human Gamete, Embryo and Stem Cell Research (GESCR) Committee. I also review new exempt and expedited studies for the IRB. |
 Bruce Miller
Senior Business Analyst
415-502-2180
I handle the HRPP office's business tasks, which includes processing IRB review recharge fees.
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 Melanie Mace I manage the IRB website. Please note that I am only available by email. |
 Kate Nolan, MPH, CIP I am a liaison between the CTSI Regulatory Knowledge and Support (RKS) Program and IRB. The RKS supports researchers in navigating research-related regulatory and compliance issues. |
 Ami Patel, MPH I am responsible for the oversight of the Protocol Builder Pro (PBP) software tool, which provides the structure and standard format for FDA compliant scientific protocols. |
 Liz Tioupine, CIP I manage the iRIS system at UCSF, collaborate with the vendor on system updates and bug fixes, write and run reports, and manage special projects. Please contact your assigned analyst or our main phone line or email for help with iRIS issues. |
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VA Clinical Research Office: 415-221-4810, ext. 26425, Gregory Green or Jennifer Ransom CTSI Clinical Research Services (CRS): 415-502-0136, Teresa Luu |