Welcome
The Human Subjects Office (HSO) was established by the Vice President for Research to provide administrative support for the University of Iowa Institutional Review Boards. An Institutional Review Board is a group of individuals charged with reviewing proposed research involving human subjects to ensure the protection of those subjects and compliance with federal human subjects regulations. The University of Iowa has two such review boards, each consisting of faculty, staff, and representatives from the Iowa City community.
Mission
The mission of the University of Iowa Institutional Review Boards is to assure that the rights and welfare of human subjects are adequately protected in research.
News
April, 2008
Please note! Any protocols that involve VAMC patients, records, or if any part of the protocol is conducted on VAMC premises, it will need to be moved from IRB-01 to IRB-03. A HawkIRB modification will need to be completed and submitted by June 2, 2008 making the change from IRB-01 to IRB-03. If your continuing review is due within two months of when you submit your modification, you may submit a combined Modification\Continuing Review. If VAMC resources are no longer used, a modification will be required to remove VAMC from the HawkIRB application.
The IRB-02 open forum session for Monday, 4/14 Resources for How to Conduct Human Subjects Research is being cancelled due to lack of interest.
March, 2008
There are still openings for the Spring 2008 Educational sessions being offered for IRB-01, IRB-02, and IRB-03. Please click here for additional information. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to view all available sessions.
WIRB investigators please note! The WIRB coordinator, is out of the office from March 29 to April 10. A 24-hour turnaround will not be guaranteed during this time. There will be individuals from The Human Subjects Office assisting in the coordinator's absence.
February 2008
There will not be an IRB-01 meeting on 3/20/08 during the week of Spring Break. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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