What does the IRB do? How does the process work?

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all research proposals involving human subjects or regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If your research falls into either of these categories, you must submit your proposal through RCKuali ProtocolsAccess to the services and systems related to IRB submissions RC Kuali Protocols .

After you submit your proposal, a professional staff member in the Human Subjects Office will pre-review your submission and any attached documents. If the staff member or screener has any questions or requests for revisions, the submission will be returned to you with those comments.

Once your study is approved, you will receive notifications via email, prompting you to visit Kuali Protocols to retrieve your approval documents. You will need to keep these documents for your records. You can find additional information about this process through the RCUsing human subjects in your researchProcedures for studies involving human subjects or regulated by the FDA RC Using human subjects in your research webpage.