IRB Meeting Dates & Deadlines

Electronic submission with all Departmental Approvals must be received in the IRB office by 5pm on the posted deadlines.

Before a study is submitted to the IRB, departmental approvals must be obtained.

The eIRB system automatically routes the study to the approving individuals along with a notification email. If required approvals are incomplete, the current “State” of the study under the study’s main page will be "Department Review.” In this case, the department reviewers may not have issued approval for the study. Departmental approvals must be taken into consideration when trying to meet IRB deadlines. Example: If the submit button was selected but not all departmental approvals have signed off, the study has not been received by the IRB thus if it is deadline day your study will not have made the deadline.

The IRB does not have your application until all of the necessary prior approvals have been completed.

The state will then change to “IRB staff review”. An application is not complete and deemed received by the IRB until the state changes to “IRB staff Review".

 

2023 Deadlines for Submissions & Meetings 

Dates and Deadlines 2023 (PDF) 

IRB-I

Due in IRB: December 8, 2022      For Review IRB Meeting: January 3, 2023   

Due in IRB: January 5, 2023          For Review IRB Meeting: February 7, 2023

Due in IRB: February 9, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: March 7, 2023

Due in IRB: March 9, 2023             For Review IRB Meeting: April 4, 2023

Due in IRB: April 6, 2023                For Review IRB Meeting: May 2, 2023

Due in IRB: May 4, 2023                For Review IRB Meeting: June 6, 2023

Due in IRB: June 8, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: July 5, 2023

Due in IRB: July 6, 2023                For Review IRB Meeting: August 1, 2023

Due in IRB: August 3, 2023            For Review IRB Meeting: September 5, 2023

Due in IRB: September 7, 2023     For Review IRB Meeting: October 3, 2023

Due in IRB: October 5, 2023          For Review IRB Meeting: November 7, 2023

Due in IRB: November 9, 2023      For Review IRB Meeting: December 5, 2023

Due in IRB: December 7, 2023      For Review IRB Meeting: January 2, 2024                                      

IRB-II

Due in IRB: December 22, 2022    For Review IRB Meeting: January 17, 2023

Due in IRB: January 19, 2023        For Review IRB Meeting: February 21, 2023

Due in IRB: February 23, 2023       For Review IRB Meeting: March 21, 2023

Due in IRB: March 23, 2023           For Review IRB Meeting: April 18, 2023

Due in IRB: April 20, 2023              For Review IRB Meeting: May 16, 2023

Due in IRB: May 18, 2023              For Review IRB Meeting: June 20, 2023

Due in IRB: June 22, 2023             For Review IRB Meeting: July 18, 2023

Due in IRB: July 20, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: August 15, 2023

Due in IRB:  August 17, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: September 19, 2023

Due in IRB: September 21, 2023   For Review IRB Meeting: October 17, 2023

Due in IRB: October 19, 2023        For Review IRB Meeting: November 21, 2023

Due in IRB: November 22, 2023    For Review IRB Meeting: December 19, 2023

Due in IRB: December 21, 2023    For Review IRB Meeting: January 16, 2024                                               

IRB-III

Due in IRB: December 19, 2022     For Review IRB Meeting: January 10, 2023

Due in IRB: December 30, 2022     For Review IRB Meeting: January 24, 2023 

Due in IRB: January 23, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: February 14, 2023

Due in IRB: February 6, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: February 28, 2023

Due in IRB: February 17, 2023       For Review IRB Meeting: March 14, 2023

Due in IRB: March 6, 2023              For Review IRB Meeting: March 28, 2023

Due in IRB: March 20, 2023            For Review IRB Meeting: April 11, 2023

Due in IRB: April 3, 2023                 For Review IRB Meeting: April 25, 2023

Due in IRB: April 17, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: May 9, 2023

Due in IRB: May 1, 2023                 For Review IRB Meeting: May 23, 2023

Due in IRB: May 22, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: June 13, 2023

Due in IRB: June 5, 2023                For Review IRB Meeting: June 27, 2023

Due in IRB: June 19, 2023              For Review IRB Meeting: July 11, 2023

Due in IRB: July 3, 2023                 For Review IRB Meeting: July 25, 2023

Due in IRB: July 17, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: August 8, 2023

Due in IRB: July 31, 2023               For Review IRB Meeting: August 22, 2023

Due in IRB:  August 21, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: September 12, 2023

Due in IRB:  September 1, 2023     For Review IRB Meeting: September 26, 2023

Due in IRB:  September 18, 2023   For Review IRB Meeting: October 10, 2023

Due in IRB: October 2, 2023           For Review IRB Meeting: October 24, 2023

Due in IRB: October 23, 2023         For Review IRB Meeting: November 14, 2023

Due in IRB: November 6, 2023       For Review IRB Meeting: November 28, 2023

Due in IRB: November 20, 2023     For Review IRB Meeting: December 12, 2023

Due in IRB: December 18, 2023     For Review IRB Meeting: January 9, 2024

Where to Submit

IRB-I

Departments & Colleges

  • Cell & Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
  • College of Health Professions
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Pharmacy
  • Dermatology
  • Harper Student Life Center
  • MUHA - Clinical/Surgical Services and Excellence, AHEC
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • Radiology
  • Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
  • Urology
  • VA Pharmacy

IRB-II

Departments & Colleges

  • Academic Affairs Faculty
  • Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • College of Dental Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology & Immunology
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neurosciences
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine
  • Public Health Sciences
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Surgery

IRB-III

Departments & Colleges

  • All Departments Industry Sponsored Trials Only