Wesley Byerly

Experience

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  Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Sept 2000 - May 2007

  Provide operational oversight and strategic leadership of the institutional review board (IRB), institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) and research monitoring. Oversee and direct the institutional review board operations and the review of all research involving human subjects

  • Executive Director, Research Regulatory Affairs

    May 2005 - May 2007

  • Director, Instititutional Review Board

    Sept 2000 - Apr 2005
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  Duke University School of Medicine

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2012

  Associate Dean for Research Support

  Provide strategic, administrative and operational direction and oversight for the human subject protection program, including the institutional review board (IRB) and clinical research support office; animal care and use program (IACUC); office of animal welfare assurance and division of laboratory animal resources; conflict of interest process and research misconduct process.

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  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Director, Office of Clinical Trials

  Responsible for the management and operations of clinical research financial, regulatory and compliance services, including clinical trail billing compliance, contract negotiation, feasibility analysis, regulatory support, post award management and monitoring for clinical trials.

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  The University of Texas System

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2014

  As Assistant Systemwide Compliance Officer for Research for University of Texas System, responsibilities include developing, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive research compliance program in the areas of sponsored programs, protection of human and animal research subjects, research integrity, conflict of interest, biosafety, environmental health and safety, and export controls across the fifteen institutions that comprise the University of Texas System. The research compliance officer works closely with the Chief Systemwide Compliance Officer as well as the heads of the compliance programs and research administrative units at each of the University of Texas campuses to facilitate and coordinate communication on research-related issues; develop and implement research compliance standards, policies and procedures; assist with education and training; ensure mechanisms are in place to monitor and enforce research compliance standards; and to collaborate on investigations of non-compliance Show less

  • Systemwide Compliance Officer (interim)

    Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Assistant Systemwide Compliance Officer for Research

    Oct 2012 - Jan 2014
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  UCONN HEALTH

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Associate Vice President for Research Compliance

  Oversees research compliance at UConn Health, including animal subjects/Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, biological safety/Institutional Biosafety Committee, financial conflict of interest, research integrity, responsible conduct of research, and works directly with the Human Research Subjects Protection Office to ensure research compliance with all federal, state and local rules and regulations.

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  University of Connecticut and UConn Health

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2022

  Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs

  As the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Byerly is responsible for research compliance across both the University of Connecticut and UConn Health campuses, including the animal care and use program, human subject protections program, clinical trials billing, biosafety, stem cell research, financial conflict of interest, research integrity, export control, and environmental health and safety, to ensure the responsible conduct of research and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations. He is a certified IRB Professional through PRIM&R and certified in Heath Care Research Compliance through the Health Care Compliance Association. He also holds an appointment as Associate Research Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and maintains an active pharmacy license. Show less

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  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  May 2022 - now

  As the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Byerly is responsible for oversight of research administration operations, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Electronic Research Administration Office, Research Compliance (institutional review board, conflict of interest, institutional animal care and use committee, institutional biosafety committee, radiation safety committee and research safety affairs), and the Laboratory Animal Care. He maintains an active pharmacy license and holds an appointment in the College of Pharmacy. Show less As the interim Vice Chancellor for Research for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Byerly leads efforts to enhance basic scientific and patient-focused research by working collaboratively with the administrative leadership, faculty, staff, and students across all UTHSC colleges and campuses. Additionally, he is responsible for supporting UTHSC’s research administrative offices and research infrastructure. Dr. Byerly maintains an active pharmacy license and holds an appointment as Professor in the College of Pharmacy. Show less As the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Byerly is responsible for oversight of research administration operations, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Electronic Research Administration Office, Research Compliance (institutional review board, conflict of interest, institutional animal care and use committee, institutional biosafety committee, radiation safety committee and research safety affairs), and the Laboratory Animal Care Unit. He is a certified IRB Professional (CIP) through PRIM&R, maintains an active pharmacy license, and holds an appointment in the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Show less

  • Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Interim Vice Chancellor for Research

    Jan 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration

    May 2022 - Jan 2023