Nominated individuals will be contacted by Michael Mahoney, Director of Research Operations in UF Research.  Mr. Mahoney will inform them of their nomination, describe what serving on the IRB entails, and confirm if they are interested in being appointed to the IRB. 

Mr. Mahoney will present the list of interested individuals for consideration to (a) Dr. Norton, (b) for IRB-01 Dr. Peter Iafrate, current Chair, and Dr. Jennifer Fishe, new Chair effective 7/1/26; or for IRB-02, Dr. Kim Walsh-Childers, Chair; and (c) Dr. Ivana Simic, Assoc. Director, IRBs.  For any individuals selected to serve, Mr. Mahoney will contact them, their department chair, and ADR to confirm availability to serve.  After confirmation, Dr. Norton will issue an appointment letter for service to begin on July 1^st, 2026.  The IRB office will reach out to new members to welcome them to the committee and initiate on-boarding.

The 2022 Animal Research Working Group suggested using a nomination process to identify well-qualified researchers to serve on the IACUC.  Dr. Norton initiated this process for the first time in 2023 and repeated it annually, successfully augmenting the IACUC’s membership.  Given the three years of success, Dr. Norton decided to extend the nomination process to the IRBs.        

Currently College of Medicine provides full members a 0.1 FTE offset for serving on the IRB. UF Research provides an additional 0.1 FTE offset for individuals serving as a Vice Chair, as well as providing the entire offset for the Chair.  Some other colleges may provide alternative offsets for service, such as release from teaching a class.  If your college doesn’t presently offer any offset or release for service, UF Research can assist with trying to obtain an offset for your service. 

The Vice President for Research (VPR) appoints members to a three year term of service.   Members are typically re-appointed unless they indicate they wish to come off of the committee.