NYU Langone Human Research Protections (HRP) teams are available to answer questions and address concerns about human subjects research projects and more.

HRP is composed of several distinct areas:

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) Operations
• Quality Improvement and Assurance (QIA)
• External Relations (includes single IRB and external IRB)
• Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee
• HRP Training and Education

Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Our main phone line is available during regular business hours to direct you to a team member best suited to your need. Please call or leave a message at 212-263-4110. If you leave a message after hours, please include your phone number and availability for a call back, and a staff member will return your call within one business day. Please allow additional response time if you have contacted us over the weekend.

General inquiries may be direct to the following email addresses based on the area of your concern (please allow one business day for response):

• IRB Operations: IRB-Info@NYULangone.org
• Single IRB: IRB-Single@NYULangone.org
• External IRB: IRB-External@NYULangone.org
• Quality Improvement and Assurance: Qia-Info@NYULangone.org
• Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee: ESCRO@NYULangone.org
• HRP Training and Education: IRB-Education@NYULangone.org

Our Staff

Whether you are a researcher, research participant, or other individual with questions pertaining to human subjects research conducted at NYU Langone Health, our staff is available to answer your questions and address any concerns you might have about ongoing research projects.

Human Research Protections

Helen Panageas, CIP
Senior Director, Human Research Protections
Phone: 646-754-4625
Email: Helen.Panageas@NYULangone.org

Royell Sullivan-Green, MA, CIP
Education Manager
Phone: 646-754-4643
Email: Royell.Sullivan-Green@NYULangone.org

Maxine Schim-Fail, MA
Senior Project Coordinator
Phone: 212-263-0688
Email: Maxine.Schim-Fail@NYULangone.org

Riley Littlefield, LMSW (he/they)
Specialist
Phone: 212-263-0495
Email: Riley.Littlefield@NYULangone.org

IRB Operations

Marina Godina, MPH, RN, CCRP, CIP
Director, IRB Operations, ESCRO Committee, and Research on Decedents Oversight (RDOC) Committee
Phone: 646-754-4631
Email: Marina.Godina@NYULangone.org

David Decker
Senior Specialist
Phone: 212-404-4100
Email: David.Decker@NYULangone.org

Full Board Team

Robert Maril, MM, CIP
Senior Scientific Manager
Phone: 646-754-7220
Email: Robert.Maril@NYULangone.org

Dana M. Pogorelec-Khan, CIP, CCRC
Regulatory Manager
Phone: 646-754-4629
Email: Dana.Pogorelec@NYULangone.org

Erik Mann, MPH, CIP
IRB Manager
Phone: 646-754-4628
Email: Erik.Mann@NYULangone.org

Olga Shulyha
Senior Specialist
Phone: 646-754-4835
Email: Olga.Shulyha@NYULangone.org

Jeanine Paolo
Senior Analyst
Phone: 646-754-4641
Email: Jeanine.Paolo@NYULangone.org

Kelly Stettes
IRB Specialist
Phone: 646-754-7233
Email: Kelly.Stettes@NYULangone.org

New Expedited and New Exempt Team

Jasmine Liu, CIP
Scientific Manager
Phone: 646-754-4639
Email: Jasmine.Liu@NYULangone.org

Jennifer Mosby, MS
Scientific Manager
Phone: 646-754-7265
Email: Jennifer.Mosby@NYULangone.org

Post-Approval Expedited Team

Yonnette Joseph, RN, CIP
Senior Scientific Manager
Phone: 646-754-4872
Email: Yonnette.Joseph@NYULangone.org

David Berkovitz, MD, CIP
Scientific Manager
Phone: 646-754-4627
Email: David.Berkovitz@NYULangone.org

Teresa Laury
Senior Analyst
Phone: 646-754-4638
Email: Teresa.Laury@NYULangone.org

Mohit Sakhrani
Senior Project Associate
Phone: 646-754-4642
Email: Mohit.Sakhrani@NYULangone.org

Diane Redmond, CIM
Analyst
Phone: 516-663-9584
Email: Diane.Redmond@NYULangone.org

External Review (Single IRB and External IRB)

Nadia Johnson, MS, CIP
Assistant Director
Phone: 646-754-7414
Email: Nadia.Johnson@NYULangone.org

Nadine Meyers-Jack
Senior Analyst
Phone: 646-754-7306
Email: Nadine.Meyers-Jack@NYULangone.org

Carole A. Russo, CIM
Reliance Specialist
Phone: 516-663-2552
Email: Carole.Russo@NYULangone.org

Susan Acero
Reliance Coordinator
Phone: 646-501-0501
Email: Susan.Acero@NYULangone.org

Jodi Kaplowitz
Senior Analyst
Phone: 646-501-0515
Email: Jodi.Kaplowitz@NYULangone.org

Quality Improvement and Assurance (QIA) Unit

Ikoa Jeschke Lopez, MD, CCRC, CIP
Assistant Director
Phone: 646-754-7412
Email: Ikoa.JeschkeLopez@NYULangone.org

Liz Aguilera, MPH
QIA Specialist
Phone: 646-754-7294
Email: Liz.Aguilera@NYULangone.org

Justin Fogarty
QIA Specialist
Phone: 212-404-3488
Email: Justin.Fogarty@NYULangone.org

Matthew Larkey
QIA Analyst
Phone: 646-754-7292
Email: Matthew.Larkey@NYULangone.org