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 2026

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 14January 1January 6January 7January 12
February 11January 29February 3February 4February 9
March 11February 26March 3March 4March 9
April 8March 26March 31April 1April 6
May 13April 30May 5May 6May 11
June 10May 28June 2June 3June 8
July 8June 25June 30July 1July 6
August 12July 30August 4August 5August 10
September 9August 27September 1September 2September 7
October 14October 1October 6October 7October 12
November 11October 29November 3November 4November 9
December 9November 26December 1December 2December 7

*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