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Research Integrity and Oversight (RIO) Office

The Research Integrity and Oversight (RIO) Office supports and educates the UH research community in all areas of compliance with federal regulations concerning human subjects, animal subjects, conflicts of interest, grant congruency, and responsible conduct of research.

Staff

Jamie Peno is the Executive Director of the Research Integrity and Oversight (RIO) Office. 

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Dr. Thomas Todd
IACUC Veterinarian
[email protected]
713-743-4051

Summer Boyd
Research Compliance Specialist
[email protected]
713-743-5671

Conflict of Interest/Research Congruency Review

Laura Gutierrez
Associate Director
[email protected]
713-743-1897

Adasia Sublett
Program Manager 1 (rCOI)
[email protected]
713-743-9255

Sami Badwan
Program Manager 1 (Congruency Review)
[email protected]
713-743-2635

Institutional Review Boards

Yadira Cortez
Associate Director, IRB
[email protected]
713-743-5571

Ivet Hirlas
Research Compliance Specialist (IRB 1)
[email protected]
713-743-1397

Marcus Hooks

Marcus Hooks
Research Compliance Analyst (IRB 2)
[email protected]
713-743-3726

Maria (Nettie) Martinez
Research Compliance Specialist (IRB 3)
[email protected]
713-743-9211

Alicia Vargas
Sr. Research Compliance Specialist
[email protected]
713-743-9215