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.

20/21 IRB Meeting dates	Submission deadline
August 31, 2020	August 17, 2020
September 9, 2020	August 26, 2020
October 7, 2020	September 23, 2020
November 4, 2020	October 21, 2020
December 9, 2020	November 25, 2020
January 27, 2021	January 13, 2021
February 24, 2021	February 10, 2021
March 31, 2021	March 17, 2021
April 28, 2021	April 14, 2021
June 16, 2021	June 2, 2021
August 25, 2021	August 11, 2021