An institutional review board (IRB), also known as an independent ethics committee (IEC), is a committee that has been formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans.
The Philadelphia FIGHT IRB is charged with the responsibility of determining
- Whether human subjects have volunteered for a research endeavor by means of informed consent, and
- Whether risks to these subjects outweigh the potential benefits to them and important knowledge is gained by the research.
- Ronda Goldfein, JD (Chair)
- Livio Azzoni, MD, PhD
- Rafik Samuel, MD, CP, FIDSA
- Jenny Pierce
- Michael D. Reed
- Jake Cook
If you are interested in conducting research at Philadelphia FIGHT, please download and email this form (PDF) and return to Emily Hiserodt.