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Yvonne K. Higgins, CIP

QA Advisor

David Forster, JD, MA, CIP

Chief Compliance Officer, WCG

Lindsay A. Abraham, JD, CIP

Regulatory Chair Director, WCG IRB

Daniel Kavanagh, PhD, RAC

Senior Scientific Advisor, Gene Therapy, WCG

David A. Borasky, MPH, CIP

Vice President, IRB Compliance

Kelly Fitzgerald, PhD

Executive IRB Chair and Vice President of IRB Affairs

Christopher Doyle, PhD

IBC Chair and Director of IBC Services

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Sheri Spivey, MPH, CIP

Regulatory Chair Director

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