IRB Personnel Directory
Director of IRB
Jamie Merrill, MPH, CIP, IRB Director
jcm57@bu.edu – (617) 358-6557
IRB Chairs
James Feldman, MD, MPH, (Chair, Panel Blue)
jfeldman@bu.edu – (617) 414-5972
Eric Devine, PhD (Vice Chair, Panel Blue; Vice Chair, Panel Green)
Eric.Devine@bmc.org – (617) 638-7888
Sanford Auerbach, MD (Chair, Panel Red; Vice Chair, Panel Orange)
sauerbac@bu.edu – (617) 638-8456
Stephen I. Pelton, MD (Chair, Panel Green)
spelton@bu.edu – (617) 414-7407
David Kaufman, Sc.D. (Chair, Panel Orange)
dwk@bu.edu – (617) 734-6006
IRB Administrative Staff
Lin Themelis, BA, MA, CIP, IRB Administrator
lint@bu.edu – (617) 358-5302
Mark Testerman, BS, CIP, Senior IRB Analyst II
marktes@bu.edu – (617) 358-5365
Carolyn Swain, MPH, CIP, Senior IRB Analyst
cvswain@bu.edu – (617) 358-6556
Kat Mott, BA, Senior IRB Analyst
kmott42@bu.edu – (617) 358-6558
Tegan Tulloch, BA, CIP, Senior IRB Analyst
ttulloch@bu.edu – (617) 358-0828
Jerry Lu, BS, IRB Analyst
jerrylu@bu.edu – (617) 358-7384
Vanessa Torres-Lacarra, BA, IRB Analyst
vtorresl@bu.edu – (617) 358-5301
Roz Schomer, IRB Reliance Specialist
roz@bu.edu – (617) 358-5329
Tracey Emile, IRB Administrative Assistant
temile8@bu.edu – (617) 358-5372
Khaled Khattar, BBA, IRB Application Administrator and Website Editor
kkhattar@bu.edu – (617) 358-5351
The BMC/BU Medical Campus IRB Offices are located at:
72 E Concord Street, Robinson 4 – Suite 414
Main number: (617) 358-5372
Fax number: (617) 358-5336
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., M-F
We encourage you to contact us at medirb@bu.edu with any questions, or by calling 617-358-5372.
Map and Directions to 72 E Concord Street
Directions to Robinson 414