All of Us Institutional Review Board (IRB)

IRB 101

As a single Institutional Review Board (IRB), the All of Us IRB is charged with reviewing the protocol, informed consent, and other participant-facing materials for the All of Us Research Program. The IRB follows the regulations and guidance of the Office for Human Research Protections for all studies, ensuring that the rights and welfare of research participants are overseen and protected uniformly.

What is an IRB?

An IRB, or Institutional Review Board, is responsible for reviewing and approving research to ensure that the rights and welfare of human participants are protected.

What is a participant?

Federal regulations define a participant, or human subject, as "a living individual about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual, or (2) identifiable private information."

How does the All of Us IRB fit in with the All of Us Research Program?

Before the program could begin to recruit and enroll participants, the All of Us IRB had to approve the All of Us protocol and materials.

All of Us IRB Members

The All of Us IRB is composed of representatives with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and perspectives.

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Members of the Institutional Review Board

Chester Antone
Tohono O'odham Nation
O’odham Elder

Wilma R. Batiste, CRC, NCPT
University of California, San Francisco
Chair, Faith Communities Committee, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ysabel Duron
Latino Cancer Institute
Founder/Director

Kadija Ferryman, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Core Faculty
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Health Policy and Management
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Assistant Professor

Aaron Goldenberg, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Associate Professor and Research Director, Department of Bioethics

Fuki Marie Hisama, M.D., FACMG, FAAN
University of Washington Department of Medicine
Medical Director, Genetic Medicine Clinic
University of Washington Department of Medicine
Professor, Medical Genetics
University of Washington Department of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Neurology

Ingrid A. Holm, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Pediatrics

Nancy E. Kass, Sc.D.
All of Us Research Program
Chair, Institutional Review Board
Johns Hopkins University

Vice Provost, Graduate and Professional Education
Johns Hopkins University

Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health, Berman Institute of Bioethics and Bloomberg School of Public Health

David Magnus, Ph.D.
All of Us Research Program
Vice-Chair, Institutional Review Board
Stanford University
Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics
Stanford University
Professor of Pediatrics

Deven McGraw, JD, LLM, MPH
Ciitizen Corporation
General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer

Duke Morrow, M.Div., D.Min.
University of Michigan Health System
Community Member, Institutional Review Board

Maya Sabatello, LL.B., Ph.D.
Columbia University
Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
Division of Ethics, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics
Associate Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)

Stephen B. Thomas, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Director, Center for Health Equity
University of Maryland School of Public Health