Marquette Institutional Review Board

The mission of the UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to promote the development of scientific research, to ensure a safe and ethical research environment, and to protect the rights and welfare of the human subjects involved in research activities conducted under the authority of the IRB and UPHS – Marquette.

Submission Deadline Schedule 2025

Meeting Dates and Deadlines

UPHS-Marquette Institutional Review Board

Committee A - 2nd Wednesday | 7 – 8 am

Chair: Jeff Conklin, MD

Meeting DatesPrimary Investigator Submission Receipt to the IRB Office by 3:00pm*Human Protections Administrator/IRB Management ReviewDocument Publishing to the BoardPrimary Investigator Response for Meeting Attendance by 3 pm**
January 8December 26December 31January 1January 6
February 12January 30February 4February 5February 10
March 12February 27March 4March 5March 10
April 9March 27April 1April 2April 7
May 14May 1May 6May 7May 12
June 11May 29June 3June 4June 9
July 9June 26July 1July 2July 7
August 13July 31August 5August 6August 11
September 10August 28September 2September 3September 8
October 8September 25September 30October 1October 6
November 12October 30November 4November 5November 10
December 10November 27December 2December 3December 8

*Submissions must be received at the IRB Office by this deadline. Those that are in various stages of development or pending modifications from the study team will not be included on the pending IRB Agenda.

**Primary investigators are responsible to inform the IRB Office of their attendance at the pending meeting or of an alternate attending in support of them.


CITI Web Site Navigate to this site to complete your Human Subjects Protection Certification. Organization name is listed as DLP Marquette General Hospital, LLC.


Contact Information 

Suzanne Sharland-Hemmila, IRB Coordinator
Email | Suzanne.Sharland-Hemmila@lifepointhealth.net
Phone | 906.449.1554