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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
tetodd@uh.edu
713-743-4051

Summer Boyd
Research Compliance Specialist
smboyd2@uh.edu
713-743-5671

Conflict of Interest/Research Congruency Review

Laura Gutierrez
Associate Director
lgutierrez@uh.edu
713-743-1897

Adasia Sublett
Program Manager 1 (rCOI)
asublett@central.uh.edu
713-743-9255

Sami Badwan
Program Manager 1 (Congruency Review)
sbadwan@central.uh.edu
713-743-2635

Institutional Review Boards

Yadira Cortez
Associate Director, IRB
ycortez2@central.uh.edu
713-743-5571

Ivet Hirlas
Research Compliance Specialist (IRB 1)
ihirlas@central.uh.edu
713-743-1397

Marcus Hooks

Marcus Hooks
Research Compliance Analyst (IRB 2)
mhooks2@central.uh.edu
713-743-3726

Maria (Nettie) Martinez
Research Compliance Specialist (IRB 3)
mnmartinez3@uh.edu
713-743-9211

Alicia Vargas
Sr. Research Compliance Specialist
avargas2@uh.edu
713-743-9215