IRB Meeting Schedule and Submission Deadlines

The IRB meets quarterly in February, April, September, and November (twice per semester) to discuss routine business and to review protocols that may require Full Board Reviews. The corresponding submission schedule posted below, outlines when protocols need to be submitted in order to be reviewed by the Full Board for the next scheduled meeting.

IRB meetings are considered closed-sessions and attendance to convened meetings are through invitation or otherwise approved by the committee Chair.

 Submission Deadlines

 

 IRB
Meeting Dates

IRB Protocols or Renewal Requests Requiring Full Board Review Submission Deadline

IRB Protocols Not Expected to Require Full Board Review Submission Deadline

Modifications to and Closures of Approved Protocol Submittals

September 11, 2023

September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023

October 6, 2023

September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023

October 27, 2023

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

December 1, 2023

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023

November 9, 2023

February 2, 2024

January 5, 2024 January 5, 2024 January 5, 2024

March 1, 2024

February 9, 2024 February 9, 2024 February 9, 2024

April 12, 2024

April 8, 2024 April 8, 2024 April 8, 2024

         

                      Protocol Categorizations

 IRB Protocols or Renewal Requests Requiring Full Board Review

Non-Exempt Protocols that include more than minor risk to study participants or non-participants, including vulnerable populations, or that are complex or otherwise warrant full-board review.

IRB Protocols Not Expected to Require Full Board Review

Protocols of minimal risk to study participants and non-participants or that are likely to be found to be Exempt.

 

Modifications to and Closures of Approved Protocol

 

Modifications to request changes to study participant populations, research team members, human subject activity methodology or other changes to the original protocol.