Update to Institutional Consent Language Template

August 15, 2022

HRP-502c Institutional Consent Language has been revised related to confidentiality language and ceded study consent documents.

Staff Relocation

August 15, 2022

IRB staff who are currently located in Lathrop will be permanently moving to new locations on campus on August 25th.

Investigator & Reliance Manuals Updated

August 1, 2022

The Investigator and Reliance Manuals have a new look.

RELIANT Staff Departures

July 18, 2022

We are sad to announce the departure of two long-time colleagues and RELIANT members, Carol Pech and Brandy Stoffel.

New VA IRB Review Workflow

July 18, 2022

As of July 1, the review workflow for VA studies has changed so that studies are submitted to and endorsed by the VA RDC prior to submission to the IRB.

Announcing Departure of IRB Director

June 13, 2022

IRB Director, Gretchen Anding, is leaving the IRB Office. Her last day will be June 17th.

IRB Office & RELIANT are Hiring

June 13, 2022

The IRB Office and RELIANT recently posted open IRB Analyst and IRB Reliance Analyst positions.

Manual Update

June 13, 2022

The Investigator and Reliance Manuals will be getting a new look in the next few weeks.

Updated Exceptions & Deviations Guidance

June 13, 2022

Guidance outlining when protocol deviations under the control of the study team may not require reporting to the IRB was recently updated.

New Single IRB Plan Template

May 18, 2022

RELIANT has developed a single IRB plan template that researchers can use when drafting their grant applications.