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Each IRB panel meets once a month. Panel 01 generally meets on the first Monday of the month, Panel 02 generally meets on the the third Monday of the month and Panel 03 generally meets on the fourth Monday of the month. Meeting dates and submission deadlines may be adjusted due to holidays therefore investigators should always refer to the published schedules. Note that the submission deadlines only apply to studies that require full board review (either initially or at the time of continuation). Studies that qualify for expedited review or exempt status are reviewed on an on-going cycle by the IRB Chair or IRB member authorized by the Chair.

Each member who is assigned as a primary review is provided with a reviewer sheet that addresses all elements of concern to the IRB. Additional reviewer sheets are provided to address the special concerns of involving vulnerable populations in research. A general template for conducting a review, as provided in the IRB Member Handbook by Robert Amdur, is also provided.

IRB - 01 (effective 6/11/2008)	IRB - 02 (effective 2/11/2008)	IRB - 03 (effective 1/13/2008)
Micha Abeles, MD Professor Medicine, Rheumatology Vice Chair Panel 01	Phil Bunick, MS Director Pharmacy	Claudio Benadiva, MD Associate Professor Center for Advanced Reproductive Services
Bruce Brenner, MD Assistant Professor Surgery	Timothy Everett, JD, MA (prisoner advocate) Clinical Professor of Law University of Connecticut School of Law	Robert Bona, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology - Oncology
Nausherwan Burki, MD Professor Department of Medicine	Christopher Hampton MS, Ed Ethics Teacher Miss Porter's	Alyssa Cunningham, JD* Wiggin and Dana Hartford, CT
Jane Comerford, JD, MPH Attorney Generals Office Health & Education	Upendra Hegde, MD Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology UConn Health Center	Julian Ford, PhD Associate Professor Psychiatry
Jeffrey Dugan, MDiv Rector St. James Episcopal Church	Ronald Kadden, PhD, MA Professor Psychiatry Chair, IRB Panel 02	Lisandra Gonzalez, MPH Research Coordinator Family Medicine
William Kron , MS S.Ed. Academic Dean Avon Old Farms School	Janice Loomis, MA Administrator, IRB William W. Backus Hospital	Mahlon Hale, MD Associate Professor and Chief Medical Psychiatry Chair IRB Panel 03
Judi Kulko, MSci Executive Administrator Clinical Research Chair Panel 01	Craig Marantz, MA, M.Div. Rabbi Congregation Kol Haverim	Elizabeth Laska, RN Poison Information Specialist Traumatology and Emergency Medicine
Rajesh Lalla, BDS, PhD Assistant Professor Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences	Eugene Orientale, MD Associate Professor Family Medicine	John Peluso, PhD Professor Cell Biology Vice Chair, IRB Panel 03
Kourosh Parham, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Surgery	Walter Simmers, JD Partner Pepe & Hazard Law Office	Lori Wilson, MD Assistant Professor Surgery
David Pendrys, DDS, PhD Associate Professor Behavioral Sciences and Community Health	John Taylor, MD Assistant Professor Surgery Vice Chair Panel 02
Andrew Winokur, MD, PhD Professor Psychiatry		Walter Simmers JD* Partner Pepe & Hazard (Alternate)

IRB meeting schedule and submission deadline for studies requiring review by the full board.