The Maine Medical Center Scientific Review Committee (SRC) supports the IRB review process and provides scientific review for projects seeking internal funding. The SRC also serves a mentoring role, by providing constructive advice and feedback to investigators. There are three pathways to SRC review:
- Scientific Review Only: The SRC assists the IRB by evaluating the scientific merit of investigator-initiated studies that are conducted at Maine Medical Center (MMC) and which carry more than a minimal risk to human subjects. Risk determination is performed by the IRB and may occur after a proposal has been submitted for IRB review, or when requested by the Investigator prior to IRB submission. After receiving SRC approval and making any recommended revisions, the investigator may then submit their proposal for IRB review.
- Mentored Research Grant Applications: The SRC provides scientific review and makes recommendations about funding for projects proposed by trainees and junior faculty who are working with a MMC mentor. These studies must be submitted to the SRC for review prior to any IRB submission.
- Scientific Review plus funding recommendations for internally funded faculty research projects: On request, the SRC provides scientific review and makes recommendations about funding for MMC programs that periodically announce a Request for Applications (RFA). These studies must be submitted to the SRC for review prior to any IRB submission.
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The SRC meets on the first Tuesday of each month, unless the day falls on a holiday.
Submission Deadline: | Meeting Date: | Meeting Time: | Meeting Location: |
January 11 | February 2 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
February 8 | March 2 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
March 15 | April 6 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
April 12 | May 4 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
May 10 | June 1 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
June 14 | July 6 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
July 12 | August 3 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
August 16 | September 7 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
September 13 | October 5 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
October 11 | November 2 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
November 15 | December 7 | 1 – 3pm | Zoom until further notice. |
Scientific Review Committee Members
James Chan, MD
David Clark, MD
Wendy Craig, PhD
Robert Koza, PhD
Volkhard Lindner, MD, PhD
Lee Lucas, PhD
Kimberly Malka, MD, PhD
Tania Strout, PhD, RN, MS
Joseph Wax, MD
Teresa May, DO
Daniel Spratt, MD (Chair)
Kristen Woodbury, MSW, PhD
MaineHealth Office of Research Ethics & Compliance
509 Forest Ave
Portland, Maine 04101
207.661.4474
mmcrirb@mmc.org
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