IBC approval forms can be submitted at any time to the Office of Research Collaboration and Compliance. Submissions requiring review by the full committee at a convened meeting are subject to the Submission Deadline below for the indicated IBC Meeting Date.
To submit an approval request, please visit our approval request submission page.
Applications are due the last Wednesday of each month, for review the following month.
- Submissions received after the deadline will be placed on the next regularly scheduled meeting agenda.
- A researcher may not initiate use of biohazardous material until IBC approval is granted.
| Protocol Submission Deadline | IBC Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| January 7th* | January 21st |
| January 29th | February 11th |
| February 25th | March 11th |
| March 25th | April 8th |
| April 29th | May 13th |
| May 27th | June 10th |
| June 24th | July 8th |
| July 29th | August 12th |
| August 26th | September 9th |
| September 30th | October 14th |
| October 28th | November 11th |
| November 30th* | December 9th* |
*Holiday Schedule
In accordance with the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines), IBC meetings are open to public attendance. Members of the public are welcome to attend the open portions of the meeting in which research subject to the NIH Guidelines is discussed. The Institution reserves the right to restrict access to any closed portion of the meeting, which may include discussions involving research activities that do not fall under the NIH Guidelines, or matters of a personal, proprietary, or security nature.
Each member of the public who wishes to attend must submit a request for meeting details to [email protected] a minimum of seven days prior to the scheduled meeting date.
As required by NOT-OD-25-082, minutes of IBC meetings that occur on or after June 1, 2025, will be posted as soon as possible after they have been approved by the IBC and all appropriate and allowable redactions have been made. For more information regarding our IBC meeting and minutes procedures, please see our IBC Meeting and Minutes SOP.
2025 Meeting Minutes
June 11, 2025 (meeting canceled, no minutes)
July 9, 2025
August 13, 2025
September 10, 2025
October 8, 2025
November 12, 2025
December 10, 2025
2026 Meeting Minutes
February 11, 2026
March 11, 2026
April 8, 2026
May 13, 2026
June 10, 2026
July 8, 2026
August 12, 2026
September 9, 2026
October 14, 2026
November 11, 2026
December 9, 2026