IRB Submission and Meeting Schedule
NOTE: ONLY category C reviews require full board review and must meet these deadlines for the monthly meetings. All other applications may be submitted at any time.
The Social, Behavioral & Educational Research (SBER) IRB reviews all non-clinical human subjects research protocols including, but not limited to behavioral observations/recordings, evaluation of behavioral/social interventions or manipulations, educational assessments, interviews, surveys, cognitive tests, and analysis of documents that were previously gathered for non-research purposes. The Committee will typically review studies from disciplines including, but not limited to, psychology, humanities, education, anthropology, business, public administration, journalism, history, and environmental studies.
*Assignment of protocols that do not involve the disciplines or procedures described above will be decided on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the IRB Chairs or Director, Research Integrity.
Guidance on:
Schedule for SBER-IRB Committee Meetings
Meetings conducted every second Thursday of the month.
** These dates are subject to change.
| IRB Submission Due Date | Full Board Review Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2020 | January 14, 2021 |
| January 28, 2021 | February 11, 2021 |
| February 25, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| March 25, 2021 | April 8, 2021 |
| April 29, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| May 27, 2021 | June 10, 2021 |
| June 24, 2021 | July 8, 2021 |
| July 29, 2021 | August 12, 2021 |
| August 26, 2021 | September 9, 2021 |
| September 30, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
| October 28, 2021 | November 11, 2021 |
| November 25, 2021 | December 9, 2021 |
The Health Sciences IRB (HS) reviews all clinical and health- related human subjects research protocols (except those that meet the criteria for review by Western IRB). Protocols involving experimental treatment of patient populations, invasive biological or medical techniques, HIPAA-protected personal health information, blood draws, collection of tissues/specimens, exercise studies, or use of non-invasive procedures routinely used in clinical practice (such as EEG, MRI, sensory testing, etc.) will automatically be referred by the IRB office to the Health Sciences IRB. Assignment of protocols that involve behavioral interventions at a clinical site will be decided on a case-by-case basis and not solely on the location of the research.
*Assignment of protocols that do not involve the procedures described above will be decided on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the IRB Chairs or Director, Research Integrity.
Schedule for HS-IRB Committee Meetings
Meeting every third Friday of the month.
** These dates are subject to change.
| IRB Submission Due Date | Full Board Review Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| January 1, 2021 | January 15, 2021 |
| February 5, 2021 | February 19, 2021 |
| March 5, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
| April 2, 2021 | April 16, 2021 |
| May 7, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| June 4, 2021 | June 18, 2021 |
| July 2, 2021 | July 16, 2021 |
| August 6, 2021 | August 20, 2021 |
| September 3, 2021 | September 17, 2021 |
| October 1, 2021 | October 15, 2021 |
| November 5, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
| December 3, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
Spring 2020 IRB Overview Workshops
Workshops for Faculty and Staff primarily working with faculty are conducted on the second Thursday of each month.
Workshops for Students and Staff primarily working with students are conducted on the third Wednesday of each month.
** These dates are subject to change.
See IRB Training Calendar and register for a workshop here.
Please direct questions and comments to researchintegrity@fau.edu.