Human Research Protections HRP

We would like to inform the research community of a temporary leadership update for the UMB Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Effective July 1, 2026 through August 15, 2026, Dr. Jim Campbell, UMB Senior Vice Chair, will serve as Interim IRB Chair. This interim appointment is in place during the transition period associated with

Dr. JonMark Hirshon’s retirement.

We are pleased to share that although Dr. Hirshon is retiring, he will remain involved with the IRB in a chair capacity after August 15, 2026. However, please note that Dr. Hirshon’s University email accounts are currently not active. An update will be provided when the accounts are active again on August 15, 2026.

For all IRB-related communications during this period, please contact:

• HRPO@umaryland.edu
• Dr. Jim Campbell at jcampbel@som.umaryland.edu (only if chair involvement needed).

We thank Dr. Hirshon for his continued contributions and leadership, and we appreciate Dr. Campbell’s service in this interim role.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out.

Dr. Julie Doherty, DM, MSN, RN, CIP, CCEP
Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance
Office of Accountability & Compliance
University of Maryland Baltimore
620 West Lexington Street, Room 2114
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-3867 (Direct)
410-706-5037 (Main)

TO: University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) Research Community

FROM: UMB Human Research Protections Office

Re: Updates to the UMB HRPP and AAHRPP Accreditation​

April 28, 2026

12:00n – 1:30pm

Recorded Link : https://youtu.be/SptxnKByOig

Presenter:

Dr. Julie Doherty, DM, MSN

Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance

Office of Accountability & Compliance

University of Maryland Baltimore

TO: University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) Research Community

FROM: UMB Human Research Protections Office

Re: Human Research ​Emergency Planning ​and Readiness​

UMB HRPP, in collaboration with the UMB Office of Emergency Management will present on how to operationalize the UMB HRPP SOP 065: Human Research Emergency Preparedness with case studies​, hazards​, plans, preparedness actions​ and emergency procedures described and discussed.

February 24, 2026

1130am – 1230pm

Recording :  https://youtu.be/46WpX99LIog

Slides: Grand Rounds Slides Feb 24, 2026

Presenters:

Dr. Laura Cathcart

Capability Development Manager

Office of Emergency Management

University of Maryland Baltimore

Haley Cifizzari​

Continuity & Preparedness Program Manager

Office of Emergency Management

University of Maryland Baltimore

Dr. Julie Doherty, DM, MSN

Assistant Vice President, Research Compliance

Office of Accountability & Compliance

University of Maryland Baltimore

Questions???    Ask the Chair and HRPO Staff!

This is an opportunity for the research community to speak directly to the IRB Chair and a member of the HRPO/IRB staff!!

2^nd Monday of every month from 12n to 1pm.

First session:   This Monday, October 14, 2024

Link: https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/95695695923?pwd=RNkVmEbTox7fbjGaTqGORBojpXAGqJ.1 

(no RSVP required)

In order to maintain the integrity and security of UMB’s research platforms, a required update to CICERO sign-in processes is forthcoming. The local log-in option will no longer be available once this transition is complete. All individuals utilizing CICERO will require a UMID for single sign-on (SSO).

From today CICERO account creation for affiliate research team members will be accomplished as part of this new process. Principal Investigators will be responsible for sponsoring and initiating the process for UMID acquisition through the Community System for all affiliate research team members. The instructions for this process are at the bottom. Once this process is completed the CICERO administrator will be notified and a CICERO account will be created for the affiliate research team member and they will be emailed login instructions.

For affiliate research team members who already have an existing CICERO account and use the Local Login option to access CICERO the same process will be used to obtain a UMID. Once the process is initiated and the affiliate research team member accepts the self-registration  and completes the UMID setup the CICERO administrator will be notified and the affiliate research team member’s CICERO account will be associated with their UMID and they will be emailed login instructions.

Process Instructions: Self Registration for Affiliate Researchers for CICERO Access

Please direct any errors, issues, or questions about the CICERO Self-Registration steps in the Community System to DL-CITSWebDevelopment@umaryland.edu .

Please direct any issues or questions about UMID setup or resetting UMID passwords to the CITS helpdesk, 410-706-4357.

Unique Situations

* If the affiliate research team member already has an active UMID they are using to access other UMB resources and need to create a CICERO account the PI needs to submit a ticket to the CITS Help Desk at 410-706-4357 or help@umaryland.edu. Problem statement such as: "Affiliate CICERO Self Registration, user has existing UMID or Community Entry"

** If the affiliate research team member already has an active UMID they are using to access other UMB resources and has a CICERO account they access with the Login Login they can follow these steps to associate their UMID and CICERO account:

1. Goto: https://cicero.umaryland.edu/
2. Select: UMB Employee/Student/Affiliate Login
3. Enter your UMID/Password and DUO if requested
4. Enter Their existing Local Login Username/Pwd to associate the UMID and CICERO account

Note

UMB Students/Staff/Faculty - CICERO accounts will be created with basic eDisclose role assigned when their UMID is created. For users to be added to studies they will need the basic researcher role in the project (IRB, IACUC, IBC, RSC) the study falls under. Principal Investigators (PIs) will need to submit a request form for the basic researcher role for all new accounts.  Basic Researcher Role Request Form.

Notification Sent: CICERO SSO Email Sent to Principal Investigators on 9-30-2025