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Find My IRB Coordinator

All RSRB (IRB) submissions are assigned an IRB Coordinator. IRB Coordinators:

  • Facilitate the review of RSRB (IRB) submissions
  • Act as the study team’s primary contact for questions related to IRB/RSRB submissions

Submissions are assigned to an IRB Coordinator based on the nature of the submission.

Who’s my IRB Coordinator?

Once a proposal has been submitted to the RSRB and has been assigned an IRB Coordinator, the assigned coordinator can be identified in the upper right corner of the study workspace.

Note: All IRB coordinators work remotely. They can be contacted by the email and phone numbers listed below, and are also available through MS Teams and Zoom.

IRB coordinators by department

Search for the Principal Investigator’s department in the table below to determine your IRB coordinator. You can also use the numbers or arrows in the bottom right corner to navigate through the table. Departments are listed in alphabetical order.


Department Specialist Email Phone
Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Anesthesiology James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Anthropology Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Biomedical Engineering Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Biomedical Genetics Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Biostats & Computational Biology Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Brain & Cognitive Sciences Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Cardiology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Center for Community Health Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Center for Health & Technology (CHeT) Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Central Administration Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Chemical Engineering Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Clinical & Translational Science Institute Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
College Writing Program Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Computer Science Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Dermatology Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Eastman Dental James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Eastman School of Music Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Economics Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Electrical & Computer Engineering Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Emergency Medicine Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Endocrinology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Environmental Medicine James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Family Medicine James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Gastroenterology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
General Medicine Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Geriatrics Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Health Humanities & Bioethics Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Highland Hospital Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Hospital Medicine Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Imaging Sciences Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Infectious Diseases James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Linguistics Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Mechanical Engineering Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Medical Education Program Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Microbiology & Immunology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Nephrology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Neurology James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Neuroscience Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Neurosurgery Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Obstetrics & Gynecology James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Ophthalmology Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Optics Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Orthopaedics Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Otolaryngology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Palliative Care Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Pediatrics Katherine Zanibbi katherine_zanibbi@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-3856
Pharmacology & Physiology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Pharmacy Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Political Science Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Psychiatry Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Psychology Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Public Health Sciences Jamie Biear jamie_biear@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5544
Pulmonary & Critical Care James Filingeri james_filingeri@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-2117
Radiation Oncology Jamie Biear jamie_biear@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5544
School of Nursing Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Simon Business School Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
SMH Nursing Practice Ann Marie Scorsone ann_scorsone@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5537
Surgery Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Urology Suzanne Coglitore suzanne_coglitore@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 273-4578
Warner School of Education Kathleen Buckwell kathleen_buckwell@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 275-7446
Wilmot Cancer Institute Jamie Biear jamie_biear@urmc.rochester.edu (585) 276-5544