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