Katie Brooks
Human Research Protection Program (MC0497)
North End Center, Suite 4120, Virginia Tech
300 Turner Street NW
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Responsibilities
Katherine (Katie) B. Brooks joined the Human Research Protection Program as a protocol coordinator in October 2025.
Background
Brooks most recently served as an Institutional Review Board (IRB) specialist in the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center’s Clinical Trials Program and previously as senior IRB specialist at George Mason University. She brings more than a decade of experience in clinical research, IRB operations, and compliance in academic and medical settings.
Education
Brooks is a certified IRB professional and holds a Master of Arts in bioethics from Case Western Reserve University, a Master of Arts in secondary science education, and dual bachelor’s degrees in biology and philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park.