The Institutional Review Boards Office is home to two IRBs on campus. These IRBs review all human subject research protocols in accordance with applicable federal regulations, state laws, and local and university policies.

  • The Health Sciences IRB: Reviews research protocols involving medical interventions or procedures where medical expertise is required for evaluation.
  • The Minimal Risk Research IRB: Reviews research protocols that present minimal risk to subjects, including medical interventions or procedures requiring medical expertise or knowledge of the health care setting and human participants research occurring within the social and behavioral sciences.

Special Topics

Reliance & Navigation

The Reliance and Navigation Team (RELIANT) assists researchers with collaborative and multisite research issues and provides support to researchers in navigating institutional requirements.

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IRB QI/Program Evaluation Self-Certification Tool

This tool is designed to help determine whether the project constitutes research or whether it is quality improvement or program evaluation.

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Information for IRB Members

Resources to support IRB members in their reviews of research protocols.

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IRB Meeting Dates

Meeting dates for the Health Sciences and Minimal Risk Research IRB panels.

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News

Toolkit Revisions Live

February 23, 2023

The latest round of revisions went live at the beginning of this month. Updates to the Investigator Manual, Reliance Manual, and various templates were made.

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Retiring IRB KB Sites

February 23, 2023

The Health Sciences and ED/SBS IRB KB sites will no longer be available as of March 1, 2023.

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VA Status Page ARROW Updates

February 23, 2023

The VA RDC (Research and Development Committee) may grant permission for some non-VA studies to conduct limited activities involving the VA without these studies falling under the purview of the VA RDC.

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