Schedule of IRB Meetings

Full Review. For a research proposal to be considered for full IRB review, it must be received 2 weeks prior to the next IRB meeting (see deadlines below). Once a proposal has been reviewed, the principal investigator (PI) will be notified of the outcome within 2 days. A proposal may be approved, approved subject to requested modification, or denied. If modification is requested, the principal investigator will be asked to resubmit the proposal showing the changes; however, the modified proposal can normally be reviewed using an expedited process.

Expedited Review. Most renewals and minor amendments to approved research, as well as requested modifications for initial approval, can be reviewed without a formal meeting, using an expedited process. Student projects for course credit can generally be expedited as well. In that case, no deadline applies; the principal investigator will normally be notified of the outcome within 1-2 weeks of receipt. The IRB Chair determines whether expedited review of a proposal is possible, using guidance from 45CFR46.

21/22 IRB Meeting dates	Submission deadline
August 25, 2021	August 11, 2021
September 8, 2021	August 25, 2021
October 6, 2021	September 22, 2021
November 3, 2021	October 20, 2021
December 8, 2021	November 24, 2021
January 26, 2022	January 12, 2022
February 23, 2022	February 9, 2022
March 30, 2022	March 16, 2022
April 27, 2022	April 13, 2022
June 15, 2022	June 1, 2022
August 24, 2022	August 10, 2022