University of Rhode Island - Divison of Research and Economic Development

Division of Research and Economic Development

IRB Meeting Schedule

The Institutional Review Board on Human Subjects (IRB) will hold its Summer 2008 meetings on the following dates at 9:30 A.M.:

All meetings will be at 9:30 A.M. in Conference Room A of the Library

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Some projects involving the use of human subjects are subject to full committee review by the IRB. Applicants must submit application materials for those projects to the Division of Research and Economic Development, at 70 Lower College Road, at least two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled IRB meeting. Any questions relating to IRB review may be addressed to Dorie Lawson, Director of Compliance, 874-4328.

Application forms and instructions are available at the Research Compliance website. Please note that applications will only be processed if the correct forms are used; applications that do not use these forms will be returned to the applicant.

It is expected that you, or someone very knowledgeable about your study, will be in attendance at the meeting at which your protocol will be reviewed, in order to answer any questions the IRB may have. If you are unable to attend we may re-schedule review of your proposal to a future meeting. This policy applies to all but continuing studies in which there have been no substantive changes.

If the proposed research will be used towards a student's thesis/dissertation, his/her major professor (or designee) MUST be present at this meeting.

Your presence is to your advantage and will expedite the approval process. The IRB often requires clarification or revisions to new proposals. The principal reviewer of your proposal may also contact you prior to the meeting for clarifications.

Please call the Office of Research Compliance at 874-4328 to confirm that you plan to attend a meeting or if you have any questions regarding the review process.