Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

IRB Meeting Schedule and Submission Deadlines

The IRB meets at least quarterly 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

Sept 18, 2026

Sept 4, 2026

Anytime 

Anytime

Oct 16, 2026 

Oct 4, 2026

Anytime  

Anytime  

Nov 20, 2026 

Nov 6, 2026

Anytime  

Anytime  

Dec 11, 2026 

Nov 20, 2026

Anytime  

Anytime  

Jan 29, 2027 

Jan 15, 2027 

 Anytime 

 Anytime 

 

Feb 19, 2027 

Feb 5, 2027

Anytime  

Anytime  

March 19, 2027 

March 5, 2027

 Anytime 

Anytime  

April 16, 2027 

April 2, 2027

Anytime 

Anytime 

May 7, 2027 

April 23, 2027

Anytime 

Anytime 

         

                      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.