Institutional Review Board

A Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) protocol coordinator who is assigned at initial submission will manage each research protocol throughout its lifecycle, including facilitating review of the protocol by the full board when required.

Once investigators submit a research protocol, the assigned protocol coordinator completes a pre-review of the submission. They then work closely with the research team to develop a complete submission for board review, as necessary. Protocol coordinators also work closely with member(s) of the Institutional Review Board who serve as the primary and secondary reviewers of the research protocol at the monthly meeting.

The section below includes important dates for the full board review process. The initial submission date allows HRPP protocol coordinators time to complete the pre-review step and work with investigators, as needed. To be considered for the full board meeting date, the submission must be completed by the date listed in the left column below. This means that all pre-review issues must be addressed.

Note: any delay in the pre-review process might cause a submission to be moved to a later IRB meeting date.

Researchers should work with their assigned protocol coordinator to avoid any delay in finalizing submissions.

2025 Dates

Note: Initial submission is due to the Human Research Protection Program office on the due date by 5 p.m.