Clinical Research
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Human Research Protections Program 1100 East Lake Street, Suite 330 Tyler, TX 75701 903-877-7632 Institutional Review Board 1100 East Lake Street, Suite 330 Tyler, TX 75701 9033-877-7632
Faculty and Staff
Human Research Protections Program Leadership Team Julie V. Philley, MD Executive Vice President, Health Affairs Administration Phone: 903-877-5803 Profile Alan Cook, MD, MS, FACS Medical Director Center for Clinical Research Profile Lisa Bush, MS, CIP Director of Human Research Protection Program Center for Clinical Research Profile Human Research Protections Program Staff Felice Calico, BBA IRB … Read more
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Monitoring and Audits
The HRPP conducts research compliance audits that are internal to the institution. The primary goal of an audit is to evaluate a research project to ensure that the rights and welfare of human research participants are protected and that the research complies with federal regulations, state laws, and institutional policies. These audits are categorized as … Read more
Training and Education
The Human Research Protection Program offers both required and optional training opportunities in a variety of formats. Required ethics and human subjects research training is offered online by CITI Program. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) is dedicated to promoting the public’s trust in the research enterprise by providing high quality, peer reviewed, … Read more
Reliance and Single IRB Review
To encourage collaboration, reduce duplicate study submissions, and minimize the impact of multiple IRB reviews for the same protocols, HRPP offers IRB reliance opportunities. Researchers at the health science center may rely on an external IRB (commercial, academic, etc.) to review studies. The external IRB must meet federal regulations for the IRB review and the … Read more
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
What is an IRB? The Health Science Center at UT Tyler has two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). Each IRB meets monthly and is properly constituted to review all submissions and types of research. The IRB is charged with the responsibility of reviewing, prior to its initiation, research involving human participants. One of the IRB’s priorities … Read more
Human Research Protections Program
The Health Science Center at UT Tyler (HSC) Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) is responsible for protecting the rights and welfare of research participants, as well as ensuring excellent scientific research is conducted ethically and in compliance with all federal, state, local regulations, and institutional policies. What we do All human-participant research conducted by … Read more
Texas Lung Injury Institute
The Texas Lung Injury Institute (TLII) provides state of the art research that advances our understanding about the pathogenesis of lung disease and its treatment. To promote this vital research, UT Health Science Center created the Texas Lung Injury Institute (TLII) in 2004. Recent exciting discoveries made by TLII investigators promise to improve therapy for … Read more